Released: June 5, 2026
Label: Hyperion
Released: August 1, 2025
Label: Hyperion
Released: November 3, 2023
Label: Hyperion
Released: June 2, 2023
Label: Hyperion
Released: September 2, 2022
Label: Hyperion
Released: March 4, 2022
Label: Hyperion
Released: October 29, 2021
Label: Hyperion
Released: March 27, 2020
Label: Hyperion
Released: November 1, 2019
Label: Hyperion
Released: March 30, 2018
Label: Hyperion
Available: October 16 – November 2, 2025
Grief touches all of us at some point during our lives, affecting each person in different ways. The music in this program is intended to illustrate some of these emotions, exploring musical responses to mourning and loss.
Available: February 2-18, 2026
The Gesualdo Six present a selection of Motets and Chansons from the French Court, focusing on European Queens: Anne of Brittany, Margaret of Austria, Anne Boleyn and Mary Tudor. Reflecting on these earthly regencies, devotional motets for the Queen of Heaven are interwoven with texts from the Song of Songs, appropriated to venerate the Blessed Virgin, alongside specially written chansons and motets commemorating key moments in the reign of Europe’s Queens. The program will also include new works setting Renaissance French poetry by director Owain Park, and Ninfea Crutwell-Reade, commissioned by the ensemble.
Available: Spring 2027
The Gesualdo Six join forces with trumpeter Matilda Lloyd to present a stunning program that explores different shades of light through music. Works from the Golden Age of polyphony by Tallis and White are juxtaposed with modern compositions by Roxanna Panufnik, Alec Roth and Deborah Pritchard. Highlights include Sir James MacMillan’s O radiant dawn, an evocative setting from the
composer’s ‘Strathclyde Motets’, alongside Richard Barnard’s Aura, co-commissioned by the artists.
Since the fourth century, the service of Compline has marked the end of the day, ushering in the darkness of the night. Much of the music here is inspired by this ancient service, evoking a contemplative atmosphere, including renaissance polyphony by Palestrina, Tallis and Gesualdo that contains startling harmonic shifts and expressive word painting. Then there is a turning point; the light returns, birds sing, and flowers bloom once more, with reflections by Veljo Tormis, Franz Schubert, and Gerda Blok-Wilson.
Courts in renaissance Italy were meeting places for some of the greatest musicians from across Europe. The Court at Ferrara became a leading centre: many of the Franco-Flemish school passed through its gates and perhaps the most notable of these is Josquin des Prez. This program contextualizes some of the ‘jewels in the crown’ of Italian renaissance repertoire by tracing themes of pedagogy and patronage in northern Italy over 150 years. Highlights include Ockeghem’s glorious Intemerata Dei mater, and the poignant work Josquin wrote on the death of his master, Nymphes des bois.
In this program, The Gesualdo Six explore some of the most beautiful and evocative writing from these two famous composers, featuring sacred works such as the ‘Gloria’ from Missa Papae Marcelli, settings of the Tenebrae Responsories, and profoundly moving motets, Super flumina Babylonis and Peccantem me quotidie. The artistry of both composers also finds expression in the intricate interplay of secular and sacred madrigals, weaving narratives both poignant and jubilant.
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 re-imaginings of traditional folk songs from the British Isles that beautifully tie the sequence together.
During the Renaissance, musical composition flourished, but it was a time of great change, fueled by religious division. This program traces music written by some of the English Renaissance masters over a period of 200 years, encompassing florid medieval-sounding pieces by Forest and Sheryngham, intricately woven polyphonic works by Tallis and Byrd, and the beautiful simplicity of Gibbons and Tomkins.
The Gesualdo Six present a sequence of penitential music, setting profound texts that explore sorrow, supplication, and hope. At its heart are the Lamentations of Robert White, whose expansive, suspended lines evoke the desolation of Jerusalem, paired with contemporary works by Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Owain Park. Around these pillars, Renaissance masters from Italy and Spain trace a path between shadow and light, drawing the listener into a world of transcendence.
