Polyphony (choir)

Polyphony is a British choral classical music.

History

It was founded in 1986 by Stephen Layton, at that time also a student at King's College, Cambridge, for a concert at the King's College Chapel, and made ever since the world through recording media productions and critically acclaimed concerts a name.

Among the most important performances of the choir include the annually recurring concerts of the St. John Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach during the Easter period, as well as Handel's Messiah at Christmas in the church of St John's, Smith Square. The sold-out performances annually be counted among the most important musical events in London and have already been transferred from the BBC and EBU. The Evening Standard praised the interpretation of Handel's Messiah of the choir so that these year after year no one could succeed better than Polyphony.

Also for their phonograms Publications Polyphony has already received multiple recognition by critics. So won his interpretation of Benjamin Britten's Sacred And Profane a Gramophone Award and the Diapason d' Or Award for 2001. 2004 the first recording of various works by Arvo Part, entitled Tridodion was chosen as the best in the category Choral of the Gramophone Awards. The album Cloudburst and other Choral Works with works by Eric Whitacre was over 50 weeks in the Billboard Top Classical Albums.

2011 Gramophone Polyphony chose # 2 in the 20 Greatest Choirs in the World.