Earlier this year, we found ourselves glued to our screens as Héloïse Werner captured our imaginations with her coronasolfège videos. We thought it would be fun to try it out for ourselves – amazingly, Héloïse thought so too and so we commissioned coronasolfège for 6, which we are now delighted… Continue reading
Described as “a wonderful collection of music” in The Times, 12 Days of Christmas returns by popular demand in 2021. Three of the UK’s finest young vocal groups return to Ryedale Festival with a brand new programme of seasonal delights filmed in the intimate beauty of Birdsall House. #12Days delivers a seasonal musical offering to… Continue reading
From Darkness to Light The Gesualdo Six present a series of short recitals for the season of Advent, recorded in the stunning Boxgrove Priory. Ticket holders will be able to watch each recital on demand from the date of broadcast until 6 January 2021. i. I look from afar (Sunday… Continue reading
Calling ALL composers, musicians, and enthusiasts! Complete this cadence for choir as you see fit. The twelve winning submissions will be recorded professionally and featured as part of an upcoming seasonal festival featuring The Gesualdo Six, Echo Vocal Ensemble and The Swan Consort, in partnership with Ryedale Festival. Email your submission to… Continue reading
We are thrilled that Fading has been awarded Vocal Recording of the Year by Limelight. “These performances are superb: precision, warmth, power and delicacy united in an utterly beguiling whole, all the while maintaining perfect definition as each vocal tonality inhabits its own sphere,” wrote Lisa MacKinney, also admiring the recording from… Continue reading
Congratulations to three of the London Sound Gallery artists for being featured as part of BBC Radio 3’s YOUNG STARS: 31 UNDER 31 series. Héloïse Werner and Matilda Lloyd were announced by Georgia Mann, and Owain Park by Petroc Trelawny on BBC Radio 3 Breakfast shows during October. Catch their… Continue reading
Our latest album, Fading has been nominated for Limelight’s Recording of the Year 2020. Limelight’s critics have picked their 25 favourite recordings from the last 12 months. Rarities include a Mass by Jan Ladislav Dussek (rediscovered by Richard Egarr) and William Alwyn’s operatic version of Strindberg’s Miss Julie. Finally, two discs… Continue reading
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
