IKEN SCHOLARS
chamber choir
About
What do we do?
The Iken Scholars focus on giving concerts of under-performed areas of the Renaissance polyphony repertoire. We present engaging programmes that lift the lid on the stories behind the music we sing, bringing to life the world these masterpieces we born into.
History
Established in 2012, the Iken Scholars has gone on to give performances and concerts across London, the UK and further afield.
The choir has given performances in prestigious venues such as the Cadogan Hall, St Martin in the Fields, and all the London Cathedrals; we have toured to Nice, Verona and the Netherlands; and have performed in Oxford, Cambridge and Walsingham.
Forthcoming projects
Forthcoming projects for 2025 include a major collaboration with Lambeth Palace to record seven previously un-recorded works from the Lambeth Choirbook; an exploration of the final years of Palestrina's career, looking at his role in establishing the first professional guild of musicians in Rome; and a look at the impact of riddle culture on the composers of the fifthteenth and sixteenth centuries.