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The London-based a cappella choir Stile Antico brings a program of Christmas music to Cambridge, Mass. Marco Borggreve hide caption

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A Choral Christmas With Stile Antico

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November 20, 2017 • Hear the acclaimed British choral group perform Christmas music from 16th century England at the acoustically rich St. Paul's Church in Cambridge, Mass.

A Choral Christmas With Stile Antico

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How Did 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Sell Classical Music?

The book behind the unlikely re-emergence of Thomas Tallis' resplendent 40-voice motet Spem in alium. Courtesy of Vintage/Anchor Books hide caption

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How Did 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Sell Classical Music?

July 11, 2012 • The "soundtrack" to publishing's monster hit stirred up sales for a 500-year-old British composer.

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Next Generation Classical: WGUC's Top CDs of 2007

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December 12, 2007 • To paraphrase an old marketing slogan, "this is not your father's Oldsmobile," these are not your father's classical artists. A new generation of instrumentalists, singers, and conductors has been taking the concert stage by storm, represented in part by these ten standout recordings of 2007.

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Stile Antico Renders 16th-Century Music Beautifully

June 22, 2007 • "Music for Compline," a recording by the vocal ensemble Stile Antico, features music written in 16th-century England for a religious service called Compline. Reviewer Tom Manoff calls Stile Antico one of the finest choral ensembles of our day.

Stile Antico Renders 16th-Century Music Beautifully

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Tribute to Thomas Tallis

September 11, 2005 • British composer Thomas Tallis was born 500 years ago. One of his most celebrated pieces of choral music was "Spem in Alium," a motet he wrote to be sung by eight five-voice choirs, each singing a different part.

Tribute to Thomas Tallis

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