Peter Giles has made numerous recordings as a singer and speaker. His work with the male-voice trio Canterbury Clerkes spanned 25 years, and included performances throughout the UK and mainland Europe, broadcasts on TV and radio, and six CDs.

From 2000 he directed and performed with the mixed-voice quintet Quodlibet, with whom he made three CDs.

In 2012 and 2017 he recorded two collections of poetry readings: ‘Choose Me You English Words’ (poems by Yeats, Sassoon, Owen and Walter de la Mare, among others), and ‘Sweet, Stay Awhile: Love Poems from the Golden Age of English’.

These recordings intersperse judiciously chosen selections of music, some of which include Peter Giles in performance. In the second collection the music is contemporaneous with the poetry. The recordings were originally issued as CDs. Copies in this format are no longer commercially produced, although a limited stock remains. Check here for availability.

For examples of Peter Giles speaking and singing, listen to these brief excerpts from recordings of pieces by Dowland, Morley, Purcell and the poet Wilfred Wilson Gibson:

Sorrow, Stay  John Dowland.  Performed by Peter Giles, Countertenor;  Hans Kohland, Lute;  Peggy Sampson, Viola da Gamba (CBC broadcast).

The Nightingale  Thomas Morley.  Performed  by the Canterbury Clerkes: Peter Giles, Countertenor;  Martin Renshaw, Tenor;  Antony Bussell, Baritone.

Fairest Isle,  Henry Purcell.  Performed by the Canterbury Clerkes

A Lament, Wilfred Wilson Gibson, and Agnus Dei, Thomas Morley.  Read by Peter Giles and sung by Quodlibet:  Jane Farrell, Soprano;  Peter Giles, Countertenor;  Richard Pond, Tenor;  Mark Gardner, Bass.