The Gesualdo Six: The Wishing Tree

Leading all-male chamber choir

Programme to include:
BYRD This sweet and merry month of May
DAVID BEDNALL Put out into the deep
JOBY TALBOT The Wishing Tree
MONTEVERDI Si, ch’io vorrei morire GIBBONS The Silver Swan
OWAIN PARK Fantasia on English Children’s Song
SARAH RIMKUS My heart is like a singing bird

Embark on a captivating vocal journey with The Gesualdo Six as they curate a collection of exquisite vocal consort pieces. Experience Renaissance works celebrating nature and love by Cornysh and Byrd, alongside lyrical melodies by Ferrabosco and Gibbons.

Discover how contemporary composers breathe life into verses by Christina Rossetti and Kathleen Jamie. Immerse yourself in skilful reimaginings of traditional British folk songs that beautifully tie the sequence together.

There will be a free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm by The Gesualdo Six director, Owain Park, and The King’s Singers founder and Yale University professor, Simon Carrington.