2015 sees not only the 80th birthday of the distinguished Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, but also the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Tudor composer, John Sheppard. To link them in a concert programme may seem capricious, but in fact they are aesthetically quite closely linked, in mood if not exactly in style. In fact Pärt’s deeply contemplative language is beautifully reflected in a number of the surrounding renaissance works – Tallis’s Sancte deus, Mouton’s Nesciens mater and Allegri’s Miserere being excellent examples.
Glorious sacred and secular music by Gibbons, Byrd and Tye, with award-winning viol consort Fretwork, sits alongside major works by two living composers: Thea Musgrave and Nico Muhly.
A concert showing how composers from three separate traditions - Catholic, Anglican and Russian Orthodox - interpreted the same texts, including Palestrina, Stravinsky, Gibbons, Arvo Pärt and...
A rich and varied selection of Christmas music, from Renaissance gems by Byrd, Gibbons and Tallis, via exquisite sacred works by Poulenc, to contemporary carols by Gardner and Chilcott.
The award-winning and innovative vocal ensemble performs a programme recognising the Psalms' inspiration for composers through the generations, contrasting works by Gabrieli, Allegri and Victoria...
A celebration of the biblical matriarch Mary. Ancient texts set to music by masters of mediaeval England complement contemporary settings by Joanne Metcalf, Andrew Smith and Arvo Pärt.
One of Spain’s most historic choirs illustrates its remarkable Catalan legacy including works by Casals, Toldrà and Montsalvatge and a re-discovered masterpiece by Granados.
