This Christmas, The Gesualdo Six are returning to Live From London, bringing with them the music of Advent through the ages, including this piece by William Byrd, 'Rorate Caeli'. “Ingeniously programmed and impeccably delivered, with that undefinable excitement that comes from a group of musicians working absolutely as one.” – Gramophone Tickets for this and all festival concerts are available now from the Live From London Christmas 2023 website (link below). | Voces8

In this theatrical concert, the Gesualdo Six reunite with director Bill Barclay to create a follow-up to their international hit Secret Byrd, and open St Martin’s 300th anniversary year. Six singers, six actors and a puppet enact a series of narrative tableaux which open on the composer’s deathbed and superimpose iconic moments from his life onto some of his most chilling music. The result, a Stations of the Cross for the composer’s tortured conscience, will be the boldest look yet at how the li

Early music 🔥 These chords are from a madrigal by Gesualdo, which we were singing at the Stuttgart Barock Festival. You can hear us sing more music from the Renaissance at our concerts around Germany, France and the UK next month. 🎶 #fyp #foryoupage #fypシ #singing #classicalmusic #music #choir #musician #church #song #cinematic #g6 #choral #classical #oldisgold #ancientmusic #polyphony #earlymusic #renaissance #gesualdo #madrigal | The Gesualdo Six

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Gaudete, from our latest album – Christmas. - - - Music arranged by Brian Kay Filmed at St James Sussex Gardens, London Find out more: https://www.thegesualdosix.co.uk | The Gesualdo Six

Here is the closing section of ‘Illumina faciem tuam’, a sacred motet by Carlo Gesualdo that features startling harmonic shifts and expressive word-painting. We recorded this live excerpt at the Voces8 Centre ahead of our Live from London concert, and will be sharing further clips from our Fading programme in the run up to our performance on Saturday 29 August. Find out more here: bit.ly/live-from-london | The Gesualdo Six

Here is a setting of the great Passion Chorale, ‘O sacred head, sore wounded’, sung in the ancient church of St Bartholomew the Great in London. Episode 6 in our Lent Sessions series is released today. Catch up with the series and enjoy eight short recitals here: https://g6.tidze.com/events/lent-sessions Tune: Herzlich tut mich verlangen • Melody by Hans Leo Hassler, harmonised by J.S. Bach • Words by Paul Gerhardt, translated by Robert Seymour Bridges • NEH 90 #LentSessions | The Gesualdo Six

A heartbreaking lament 💔 This is a moment from “Ye sacred muses”, an elegy composed by William Byrd on the death of his teacher, Thomas Tallis. Alasdair is singing with members of Tesserae Baroque during our rehearsal for Secret Byrd in Los Angeles. #choral #choir #classical #classicalmusic #singing #tradition #church #concert #secretbyrd #byrd #tallis | The Gesualdo Six