Article by Ashley Marshfield – Director of Choral Studies at King’s Bruton On Friday 17th November, King’s were fortunate to welcome the Gesualdo Six and their leader Owain Park to give a series of masterclasses to the King’s School Choir, Chapel Choir and Chamber Choir. The group put the choirs… Continue reading
As autumn gathers around us we thought it would be a good time to think back to the summer and share some thoughts and thank-yous from our third Summer Tour. We kicked off with a live appearance on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune. Our third visit to W1A got off… Continue reading
As part of our Spring Tour in March of this year we were lucky enough to work with the choristers of Blackburn cathedral as part of our concert there. We’re now extremely proud to be able to bring you a recording of that delightful collaboration, in which we perform Allegri’s… Continue reading
We were very excited to hear that the concert we gave in Regensburg this June as part of the Tage Alter Musik Festival, which was recorded live for German Radio was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Early Music Lates with Simon Heighes. We’re really pleased that we can now share… Continue reading
We had an awful lot of fun yesterday performing three pieces live on BBC Radio 3’s wonderful In Tune and speaking with Sean Rafferty about this year’s Summer Tour. We performed music from the whole range of our repertoire, including Thomas Tallis’ Loquebantur Variis Linguis, which will be appearing on… Continue reading
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
We teamed up with Ely Cathedral to release five videos for Holy Week as part of their #LiveHolyWeek initiative. We really enjoyed getting to sing in the incredible acoustic of the Ely Lady Chapel, and we’re very pleased to be able to share the results with you. We recorded pieces… Continue reading
In 2017 we raised the funds to make a recording of some of our favourite music from the English Renaissance, including works by Tallis, Sheppard and Byrd. Our crowdfunding campaign was a huge success and we’d like to thank our supporters for their generosity and for helping us reach our stretch… Continue reading
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 works, a hasty U-turn and three hours of driving later saw more of us than we were expecting arriving in the car in… Continue reading
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
