Category: Concerts
Review of German debut
We’re grateful to Andrew Benson-Wilson for writing this review of our first concert in Germany, given as part of Tage Alter Musik Regensburg in June 2017. “The late night (10.45pm) concert in the Schottenkirche St. Jakob (with its extraordinary sculptures) was given by the young British a cappella vocal group The Gesualdo Six,… Continue reading
A look back at our 2017 Spring Season
Guy James reflects on our first concerts in the North of England, CD recording and performance at the SJSS Holy Week Festival 2017. An early start heralded the beginning of our Spring projects, with me meeting Owain, Joseph, and the familiar rented 7-seater just outside Cambridge on Sunday morning. Engineering… Continue reading
Arvo Pärt’s ‘Passio’ in SJSS
We are really looking forward to presenting Arvo Pärt’s stunning Passio in St John’s Smith Square with Stephen Layton and the Holst Singers on 25 June. This concert will launch the London International A Cappella Choir Competition 2017, which celebrates Arvo Pärt as its featured composer. Completed in 1982, Passio is one of Pärt’s… Continue reading
Spring Season
We are looking forward to a busy spring season, with our first performances in the North of England as well as in The Hague and at the Wye Valley Music Festival. We are also recording our first CD of English Renaissance Polyphony, before appearing at the inaugural Holy Week Festival at… Continue reading
Northern Tour 2017
We are delighted to be performing our first concerts in the North of England, taking place in Blackburn, Bolton and Manchester 31 March – 2 April. “The coolest vocal group around – revel in the gorgeous sounds, the spellbinding music, the programmes with something for everyone. Don’t miss them, I guarantee… Continue reading
Joseph on returning to Salisbury
Joseph Wicks – tenor “I for one am hugely looking forward to returning home to Salisbury with the group for several reasons. Firstly, it will be a joy to give a concert once again at St Martin’s, a church in which I gave many a school concert, occasionally practised the… Continue reading
Summer Tour 2016
This summer the group embarked on our second Summer Tour. We had a fabulous time travelling around England, performing in new venues revisiting some of our favourites from last summer. We also performed overseas for the first time, enjoying several days of beautiful weather and some beach cricket on the stunning Isle of… Continue reading
Jersey Tour 2016
For our first overseas venture, we are delighted to visit the beautiful island of Jersey for a four day tour. The main event is a concert in the town church of Saint Helier on Saturday 20 August at 7.30pm. We will also be appearing live on BBC Radio Jersey, and… Continue reading
Summer 2016 concerts
We’re very pleased to announce that we will be touring parts of England this summer. We enjoyed our wonderful (rather busy) tour last August very much and we’ve been working hard to secure further events and concerts for this coming August and September. Full tour dates will be released soon… Continue reading