The English in Europe – The Gesualdo Six
- Location
- Elgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
- Dates
- Friday 3 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)
Barber Lunchtime Concert
- Owain Park director
- Guy James, Alasdair Austin countertenor
- Joseph Wicks, Josh Cooter tenor
- Simon Grant baritone
The Gesualdo Six explore the transmission of sacred choral traditions in Renaissance Europe, shaped by patronage, pedagogy, and cultural exchange. At its core is the Contenance Angloise - a distinctive English style of rich consonance, flowing melodies, and controlled dissonance that influenced continental composers.
Programme includes:
- Binchois Da pacem, Domine
- Dunstaple Veni sancte Spiritus
- Du Fay Nuper rosarum flores
- Mouton Tota pulchra es
- Byrd Infelix Ego: iii. Ad te igitur
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