The Gesualdo Six Explained
The Gesualdo Six are a British vocal consort, directed by Owain Park. The group was founded in Cambridge in 2014 for a performance of the Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday by Carlo Gesualdo, in the chapel of Trinity College.[1] The Gesualdo Six perform a broad-ranging repertoire, from the music of the medieval period through to contemporary compositions of the present day.
The ensemble were St John's Smith Square Young Artists for the 2015–2016 season,[2] and in partnership with St John's Smith Square and the Music Sales Group, curated a composition competition in 2016, which attracted over 170 entries from across the globe.[3] A second composition competition in 2018 attracted over 300 entries.[4]
Major tours
In addition to regular concerts across the UK and Europe,[5] [6] [7] the ensemble undertakes several inter-continental tours a year, these have included several tours of the United States,[8] Canada,[9] Australia[10] [11] and New Zealand.[12]
Recordings
In 2018 the Gesualdo Six released their debut album, English Motets, on the Hyperion label.[13] [14] It features works from the English Renaissance by composers including Dunstaple, Cornysh, Byrd, Tallis, Tomkins, Sheppard and Morley. It was selected for the quarterly German: Bestenliste by the German Record Critics' Awards in August 2018.[15]
A second CD, Christmas, was released in November 2019, again on the Hyperion label.[16] It was selected as The Times 'Album of the Week' for 15 December 2019.[17] Their third album, Fading, was released in March 2020,[18] and won Limelight magazine's "Vocal & Choral Recording of the Year".[19]
Subsequent recordings on the Hyperion label have been Josquin's legacy (2021),[20] [21] Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday (2022),[22] [23] Lux aeterna (2022),[24] [25] Byrd: Mass for five voices & other works (2023),[26] [27] and Morning star (2023).[28]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Meet the team – The Gesualdo Six. The Gesualdo Six. 2018-09-03. en-US.
- Web site: Past Young Artists . St John's Smith Square. en. 2018-09-03.
- News: Composition Competition 2016 – The Gesualdo Six. 2016-05-10. The Gesualdo Six. 2018-09-03. en-US.
- Web site: Composition Competition 2019. admin. 2019-01-25. The Gesualdo Six. en-US. 2019-12-31.
- Web site: The Gesualdo Six - The Wishing Tree @ Cork International Choral Festival 2023 . 2024-01-25 . The Journal of Music News, Reviews and Opinion . en.
- Web site: Kerst met The Gesualdo Six . 2024-01-25 . www.theateraandeparade.nl.
- Web site: 2023-06-26 . 24 July The Gesualdo Six at the Church of St Catherine . 2024-01-25 . Vilnius 700 . en-US.
- Web site: The Gesualdo Six - 2/18 at 8PM . 2024-01-25 . Miller Theatre at Columbia University . en.
- Web site: A Fulfilling First Canadian Tour for the Gesualdo Six – Seen and Heard International . 2024-01-25 . seenandheard-international.com.
- Web site: Mohseni . Aryan . 2023-04-06 . Review: The Gesualdo Six . 2024-01-25 . State of the Art Media . en-AU.
- Web site: ★★★★★ English Motets (The Gesualdo Six, Perth Festival) . 2024-01-25 . Limelight . en-AU.
- Web site: 2024-01-26 . William Dart review: Six sing in great wonderment . 2024-01-25 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
- Web site: English Motets − The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park (conductor) . Hyperion-records.co.uk . 3 September 2018.
- News: Home listening: the joys of evensong, on disc, online and on Radio 3. Pritchard. Stephen. 2018-04-08. The Guardian. en. 2018-09-03.
- Web site: Bestenliste 3-2018. Kirsch. Holger. Schallplattenkritik.de. de-de. 2018-09-03.
- Web site: Christmas. Hyperion-records.co.uk. en. 2019-12-31.
- News: On record: classical — December 15 . . London . Hugh . Canning . Dan . Cairns . Paul . Driver . Stephen. Pettitt. 2019-12-15. 2019-12-31. en. 0140-0460.
- Web site: Fading : The Gesualdo Six. AllMusic. 2020-06-30.
- Web site: Paget . Clive . Recording of the Year 2020 winners revealed . Limelight . 9 October 2023 . en-AU . 23 November 2020.
- Web site: Josquin's legacy . Hyperion . 9 October 2023 . en.
- News: Keebaugh . Aaron . CD Review: Josquin and Friends Inspire Gesualdo Six to the Heights . 9 October 2023 . Early Music America . 9 October 2023.
- Web site: Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday . Hyperion . 9 October 2023 . en.
- News: Palmer . Andrew . Classical Music Review: Tenebrae Responsories Feria Quinta The Gesualdo Six . 9 October 2023 . yorkshiretimes.co.uk . 5 March 2022.
- Web site: Lux aeterna . Hyperion . 9 October 2023 . en.
- Web site: Lux Aeterna (The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park) . Limelight . 9 October 2023 . en-AU.
- Web site: Byrd: Mass for five voices & other works . Hyperion . 9 October 2023 . en.
- Web site: Byrd Mass for Five Voices . Gramophone . 9 October 2023 . en.
- Web site: Morning star . Hyperion . 9 October 2023 . en.