CONCERT: A CAMMAC EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE PRESENTATION
THE GESUALDO SIX • OWAIN PARK
In Heaven It Is Always Autumn
CAMMAC is proud to present this exclusive live concert recording.
From the roots of choral singing to the flowering of a tradition, The Gesualdo Six present an exhibition of some of the finest consort works from renaissance and modern-day composers, connected by themes of nature, blessing and thanksgiving.
Ave verum corpus, William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623)
Tu solus qui facis mirabilis, Josquin des Prez (c.1450/55 – 1521)
If ye love me, Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 1585)
My heart is like a singing bird, Sarah Rimkus (b. 1991)
Summer Shower, Christen Holmes (b. 2000)
The Seasons of His Mercies, Richard Rodney Bennett (1936 – 2012)
ABOUT THE GESUALDO SIX
“Ingeniously programmed and impeccably delivered, with that undefinable excitement that comes from a group of musicians working absolutely as one.” – Gramophone, 2020
The Gesualdo Six is a British vocal ensemble comprising some of the UK’s finest consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Praised for their imaginative programming and impeccable blend, the ensemble formed in 2014 for a performance of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories in Cambridge and has gone on to perform at numerous major festivals across UK, Europe, Canada and Australia. Notable highlights include a concert as part of the distinguished Deutschland Radio Debut Series in 2018, and collaborations with the Brodsky Quartet, London Mozart Players, Luxmuralis, William Barton and Matilda Lloyd.
The ensemble often incorporates educational work into its activities, holding workshops for choirs and composers and giving concerts alongside local performers. The Gesualdo Six has curated two Composition Competitions, with the 2019 edition attracting entries from over three hundred composers around the world. The group have recently commissioned new works from Joanna Ward and Kerensa Briggs, alongside a coronasolfège from Héloïse Werner.
Videos of the ensemble performing a diverse selection of works filmed in Ely Cathedral have been watched by millions online. The group released their debut recording ‘English Motets’ on Hyperion Records in early 2018 to critical acclaim, followed by a festive album of seasonal favourites in late 2019, ‘Christmas’. G6’s latest recording is an album of compline-themed music titled ‘Fading’.
In 2018, The Gesualdo Six performed at CAMMAC for their first Canadian Tour and their only appearance in Quebec. The group was supposed to perform and teach again at CAMMAC in the summer of 2020, but had to cancel due to. the pandemic. They have recently announced that they will be back in 2021.