We are delighted to be co-commissioning a series of new works for our Radiant Dawn programme with trumpeter, Matilda Lloyd. Richard Barnard: ‘Aura’ The first piece we commissioned was written by Richard Barnard, who chose a text by Emily Berry for his piece, ‘Aura’. We gave the world premiere of… Continue reading
St John’s Smith Square Canon and Invention Tuesday 4 August 2020 at 8.00 PM Join us online for our performance as part of St John’s Smith Square’s Digital Exchange project. Our programme explores the roots of fugue in musical canons from Italy, featuring works by Ockeghem, Josquin and Mouton. Broadcast details… Continue reading
We are delighted to be returning to Bristol to give two concerts at All Saints Clifton on Saturday 19 September 2020 at 3pm and 7pm. We have chosen some of our favourite pieces to perform, including well-loved works from our repertoire alongside new pieces discovered over the past few months…. Continue reading
The Hermes Experiment are inviting composers to submit graphic scores for premiere in collaboration with The Gesualdo Six this Autumn. They are looking for pieces linked to reconnection and new beginnings. Email hermesexperiment@gmail.com or tweet @TheHExperiment by 15 September at 5pm. The winner will be announced on 17 September 2020. #LondonSoundGallery Find out… Continue reading
We sang a service of Choral Evensong live on BBC Radio 3 from St Martin-in-the-Fields on Wednesday 19 August at 3.30pm. Many of us grew up singing Choral Evensong at churches around the UK and it was wonderful to bring these shared experiences together. The psalms were specially adapted for… Continue reading
For the next month-or-so you can catch-up with our performance of the Fauré Requiem with a slightly-expanded team and the wonderful London Mozart Players, filmed as-live from JAM on the Marsh in St. Leonard’s Church in Hythe. It was a wonderful experience for us to be able to gather together… Continue reading
Now it’s your turn! For our first #singwithG6 we have chosen one of our favourite pieces: a sacred motet by Josef Rheinberger which the composer first penned in 1855 at the age of 15. It is perhaps his most famous choral work, which looks backward to the great sacred music… Continue reading
On Saturday 1 August, we will be performing our first open-air concert since lockdown as part of ‘Music at the Tower’. The series is an impromptu summer festival started by Mary Bevan MBE and William Thomas, held at the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s Tower, Hornsey. The aim is to… Continue reading
We are delighted that our performance at St John’s Smith Square next week has been chosen by DCMS as a pilot concert *with* a socially distanced audience. If you would like to win a pair of tickets to this event then please send us an email with an answer to… Continue reading
Our performance takes place on Saturday 29 August 2020 at 7pm BST, live from the VOCES8 Centre in London. We will be singing music from our Fading programme: inspired by the ancient service of compline, including works by Tallis, Gombert, Joanna Marsh and Arvo Pärt. Find out more about the series here…. Continue reading
