Alamire

Alamire (not to be confused with the American ensemble Capella Alamire) is a vocal consort whose focus has been medieval and Renaissance-era music. The group generally emphasizes sacred music rather than secular. Alamire (pronounced ala-MEER-ay) was founded in London in 2005 by David Skinner, a co-founder of the popular early music group The Cardinall's Musick, for whom he served as co-artistic director from 1989-2004. Alamire's name has rather cryptic roots: it is derived from composer and music copyist Pierre Alamire (born Peter van den Hove), who, in turn, had adopted his ...