Tonus Peregrinus

For the reciting tone in Gregorian chant, see Tonus peregrinus.

Tonus Peregrinus is a British vocal ensemble specialising in early music and contemporary sacred music,^[1] especially that of founder and director, Antony Pitts. Established in 1990, the ensemble have recorded numerous CDs for Naxos,^[2] their first winning the Cannes Classical Award (Arvo Pärt's Passio), and two albums of Antony Pitts' music for Hyperion Records^[3] – Seven Letters and Alpha and Omega. Their latest album, Music from the Eton Choirbook (Naxos 8.572840), was recorded using a new microphone technique developed by NRK engineer Geoff Miles.^[4]

The ensemble sang at the memorial for Alexander Litvinenko.^[5]