In 1981, Rutter founded his own choir, the Cambridge Singers, which he conducts and with which he has made many recordings of sacred choral repertoire (including his own works), particularly under his own label Collegium Records.
I 1981 grundlagde Rutter sit eget kor, Cambridge Singers, som han dirigerer og har lavet mange indspilninger af kirkemusik med (herunder hans egne værker), navnlig under sit eget plademærke Collegium Records.