29.4.08 BBC chooses Heavenly Harmonies as "Essential Tallis"

Stile Antico's new release Heavenly Harmonies, which features Tallis' Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter, was today chosen by Radio 3's CD Review as essential to any Tallis collection. The disc was particularly praised for its programming, and for an approach that "revels in the rhythm and vibrancy of the words".

26.3.08 Stile Antico makes third recording

Following the successes of Heavenly Harmonies and Music for Compline, Stile Antico has begun recording its third project for Harmonia Mundi. Moving into the Continental repertoire for the first time on disc, the group is recording a sumptuous selection of Song of Songs settings by the greatest composers of the Spanish and Flemish schools.

20.3.08 Heavenly Harmonies debuts at #9 in US Chart

Stile Antico's new disc, Heavenly Harmonies, has broken into the top 10 of the BILLBOARD Classical Chart in its first week on US release. The disc is currently placed at #9. The group's first recording, Music for Compline, spent several weeks at #2 in the chart.

4.3.08 Heavenly Harmonies wins major award in France

We are thrilled that Stile Antico's new disc, Heavenly Harmonies, has been chosen to receive the prestigious Diapason d'or in the April 2008 edition of Diapason. This completes a remarkable double for the group, whose first recording, Music for Compline, received the 2007 Diapason d'or de l'année. View all the group's awards here.

10.2.08 Heavenly Harmonies receives high praise in UK press

Stile Antico's new disc has been chosen as CD of the week in both the Sunday Times and the Evening Standard. It also receives an excellent review in the new issue of BBC Music Magazine, and been awarded a coveted 10/10 rating from Classics Today. Read all the reviews here.

4.2.08 Heavenly Harmonies released in the UK

Stile Antico is delighted to announce the UK launch of its second CD. Contrasting the great, impassioned Catholic motets of William Byrd with the simplest of Protestant hymn settings by Thomas Tallis, Heavenly Harmonies has already received excellent reviews. Order your discounted copy here! The disc is released worldwide in March.

26.1.08 Stile Antico performs at Harmonia Mundi celebration

Stile Antico was honoured to take part in Harmonia Mundi's 50th birthday celebrations in Arles last night. The group performed selections from their recordings for an invited audience at the beautiful Chapelle du Méjan. Their second CD for the label, Heavenly Harmonies, is released on 4th February.

23.12.07 York Festival concert broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Highlights from Stile Antico's concert with the Rose Consort of Viols at the York Festival last July were today featured on The Early Music Show on BBC Radio 3. The concert, focusing on Byrd's split loyalties to the Protestant Crown and Catholic Church, can be accessed via the BBC website until 29th December.

7.12.07 Music for Compline nominated for GRAMMY award

Stile Antico's debut CD Music for Compline continues to make headlines. We are delighted that the disc has been nominated for the 50th GRAMMY Awards, in the Best Small Ensemble Performance category. The winners are announced on 10th February, 2008.

5.12.07 Stile Antico announces Oxford launch for new disc

Stile Antico is delighted to announce that its eagerly-awaited second CD, Heavenly Harmonies, will be launched at a concert in Oxford's prestigious Sheldonian Theatre. The concert, generously promoted by the historic Blackwell Music shop, will take place on Wednesday 16 January 2008. Please see our concerts page for details of ticket sales!

1.12.07 Music for Compline named in Amazon's Top 10 for 2007

Hard on the heels of its Diapason success, Music for Compline has been awarded another accolade, this time by the editorial team at amazon.com. The disc, which topped Amazon's classical bestsellers during the summer, has been named as one of the Top 10 classical releases of 2007. See the full list here.

23.11.07 Stile Antico wins Diapason d'or de l'année

Stile Antico is honoured to have been awarded a prestigious Diapason d'or de l'année for 2007. Their debut recording, Music for Compline, was chosen to the receive the annual award in the early music category. The Diapason Palmarès are the most prestigious awarded by the French press, much like the UK Gramophone Awards.

6.7.07 Stile Antico appears live on In Tune

Stile Antico appeared live on BBC Radio 3's In Tune this afternoon, singing music both from Music for Compline and from their forthcoming CD, The Desire of Heavenly Harmonies, and discussing their work and forthcoming projects with Sean Rafferty.

28.6.07 Music for Compline achieves chart success

Following the overwhelming response to last week's NPR broadcast, Stile Antico's Music for Compline now stands at #2 in the latest US BILLBOARD Classical Charts! Stile Antico also features on Sting's The Journey and the Labyrinth, three places lower at #5.

22.6.07 Stile Antico featured on NPR

Stile Antico's Music for Compline was today featured on US National Public Radio. Reviewer Tom Manoff described the group as "one of the finest choral ensembles of our day". Within hours of the broadcast, the disc had reached #1 in the Classical bestseller list at Amazon.com.

6.6.07 Stile Antico receives glowing Times review

Stile Antico's recent London concert has received an outstanding review in The Times. Richard Morrison writes "Stile Antico are not only talented but have fresh ideas about how 16th-century sacred music should be presented... their interpretations are done with the conviction and unanimity that comes when an ensemble arrives at its own conclusions". Read the full review here.

23.5.07 Stile Antico records second disc

Following the success of Music for Compline, Stile Antico has begun recording its second CD for Harmonia Mundi. Contrasting the simplest of Tallis' English hymns with rich, impassioned Catholic motets by Byrd, The Desire of Heavenly Harmonies is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2008.