The Gesualdo Six Return

St James’ Anglican Church welcomes back The Gesualdo Six !

The vocal ensemble performed at St James' in 2018 when they started their first Canadian tour in Vancouver.

The Gesualdo Six is a vocal consort comprised of some of the UK’s finest young consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Formed in March 2014 for a performance of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, the group went on to give over one hundred performances around the United Kingdom and abroad in its first four years.

Whilst initially focusing on early music, concert programmes began to reflect a desire to include more modern repertoire and now renaissance polyphony is often juxtaposed with works by composers including György Ligeti and Joanna Marsh amongst others. In 2016, The Gesualdo Six curated its first Composition Competition, attracting 174 entries from around the world. In 2019, a second Composition Competition attracted entries from over 300 composers, with the winning works by Alison Willis and Jacob Beranek receiving their world premieres at Cadogan Hall in London.

In November 2019 the ensemble released their second recording ‘Christmas’ with Hyperion Records. This new release follows on from their debut album of English renaissance polyphony ‘English Motets’, which was released to critical acclaim in April 2018. In 2022, The Gesualdo Six released two more albums : Tenebrae Responsories and Lux Aeterna.

The group returns to St James' as part of its 2023 North American tour. Their 2018 concert at St James’ was a sold-out event, and wise and discerning concert goers will secure a ticket without delay.

Read more about The Gesualdo Six: www.thegesualdosix.co.uk

Read more about the St. James' Music Series: www.stjames.bc.ca/concerts

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