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John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 5d

My review for @arcanadotfm.bsky.social of Thursday’s terrific lunchtime concert by @thegesualdosix.bsky.social & Matilda Lloyd at @wigmore-hall.org.uk promoting fabulous new album ‘Radiant Dawn’ covering over 800 years of music from Hildegard of Bingen to Roxanna Panufnik. arcana.fm/2025/10/04/g...

In concert – The Gesualdo Six & Matilda Lloyd @ Wigmore Hall

The Gesualdo Six [Guy James (countertenor), Alasdair Austin (countertenor), Joseph Wicks (tenor), Josh Cooter (tenor), Simon Grant (baritone) and director Owain Park (bass)] Roth Night Prayer (2017…

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · 4d

Our first concert in Birmingham!

For a group that began in Cambridge, it feels improbable that we’d have performed in Birmingham, Alabama before Birmingham, UK. Yesterday, we finally put that right with a wonderful concert at the University of Birmingham.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · 6d

A packed-out Wigmore Hall!

It was a treat to be back at Wigmore Hall this afternoon to perform our Radiant Dawn programme with Matilda Lloyd. Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate the release of our latest album! 💿

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · 9d

We performed FOUR concerts in one day on a tour of Cambridgeshire villages this weekend. From the early Renaissance, with works by Du Fay and Binchois in Girton and Fulbourn, through to Palestrina in Fen Ditton, culminating with music by our namesake in Grantchester.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · 12d

Tomorrow we return ‘home’ for a four-concert tour of Cambridgeshire’s beautiful villages including Girton, Fulbourn, Fen Ditton and Grantchester. We’ll be sharing madrigals by Italian masters Palestrina and Gesualdo, alongside music by their English and European predecessors!

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · 16d

Cathedral Singing Day ✅

We had a wonderful time at “Lichfield for Singing” over the weekend. It’s a new initiative we’ve launched alongside the cathedral to share our love for singing with communities, and hope to take this all around the country.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · 18d

New season, new programme ✅

Yesterday we premiered our newest programme, “The English in Europe” – a collection of works exploring the cross-fertilisation of musical ideas in 15th and 16th-century Europe. It was our first time in Thornbury, a pretty town outside of Bristol.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · 19d

Too early for Halloween? 👻

Yesterday we filmed the trailer for our latest immersive theatre project. Deep underneath St Martin-in-the-Fields in London we found a suitably spooky spot to film a few moments from ‘Death of Gesualdo’.

It premieres at SMITF in January and in NYC in Feb.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · 22d

🎶Preparing for the season ahead!

We spent yesterday putting the finishes touches to a new programme for the 2025/26 season. We’ll be debuting “The English in Europe” in Thornbury near Bristol on Friday.

🎙️The microphones made an appearance as we recorded a little teaser for a new project 👀

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · 27d

And we’re live! 🎙️✨

It was such a joy to be back in the In Tune studio, chatting (and singing!) all things Radiant Dawn with Katie Derham. 👀 Can you spot what we managed to sneak into the studio with us?

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Sep 8

Announcing: G6 Editions

After over 500 concerts using our own editions, we've developed a style that's beautifully presented, well-researched and ready for performance! 🎶

Now, we're thrilled to share them with you! 🎉

www.thegesualdosix.co.uk/editions/

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Aug 31

Action shot! 📸

This year we’ve performed all over France, with concerts from Toulouse to Paris. We rounded off our 2025 in France with our tenth concert of the year in Rouen last week 🇫🇷

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Aug 23

Magnifique église!

We’re in the beautiful city of Rouen, home to many medieval churches and cathedrals.

This is Abbatiale Saint-Ouen where we spent some time enjoying its magnificent acoustic. Keep your eyes peeled for lots of content from this stunning building in the coming weeks. 👀

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Aug 21

✨ The reviews are in… ✨

We’re thrilled by the response to “Radiant Dawn”, our latest album with the wonderful trumpeter Matilda Lloyd. This collaboration has been seven years in the making, and it means so much to see it receive such glowing reviews, including this highlight from BBC Record Review

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Aug 20

Scaling the heights! 🏔️

We loved our stint in the mountains earlier this month. On a free morning we climbed one of the mighty mountains – a little adventure to balance the music-making! 🎶✨

Later this week we’ll be in Rouen for a performance of ‘Mirror of Time’.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Aug 11

Anchors away ⛵️

We’re taking the scenic route to Ireland. After 10 wonderful performances of Secret Byrd in the US last month, we can’t wait to dust off the partbooks for four shows at the Kilkenny International Festival this week 🇮🇪

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Aug 9

🏔️ French Alps Tour, Summer 2025

We’re back home after a magical five-date Mirror of Time tour through five beautiful alpine towns and villages. You can read all about our adventures over on Patreon in Alasdair’s latest blog 📝

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Aug 5

Mid-concert snaps 📸

Over the past few days, we’ve been singing from the mountaintops across the French Alps — five concerts in five truly breathtaking settings.

These moments were captured during our “Mirror of Time” concert in Albertville.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Aug 3

Post-concert smiles 😃

We’re having a wonderful time singing around the French Alps. We’re touring ‘Mirror of Time’, a programme of Gesualdo’s musical inspirations from Northern Italy 🇮🇹

Tomorrow we’ll be in Valloire for our fifth concert of this Alps tour before home time! Phew.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Aug 1

Out today! 💿

Radiant Dawn, our collaborative album with trumpeter Matilda Lloyd, is available to buy and stream today! 🎧

Since 2018 we’ve worked with Matilda Lloyd to bring together an ethereal combination of trumpet and voices with performances around the UK and Europe.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Jul 31

A concert with a view 🏔️

One of the many joys of being a musician is the amazing places that it takes you. After a wonderful fortnight performing across North America, we’re now in the French Alps 🇫🇷

Tonight we’re singing in the church behind us, here in Valloire.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Jul 28

Signing off from tour in style 🌅

The sun has set on another unforgettable tour of North America - 15 concerts, 6 states, 2 countries, and countless memories. We saw some incredible places along the way, but few could rival the beauty of Chautauqua Lake, New York.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thank you, Canada! 🇨🇦

We rounded off our North American tour with a wonderful afternoon concert in Ottawa. It was our third visit to Canada’s capital city, and it was lovely to return to the fantastic concert space at Carleton.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Jul 26

First concert in Canada 🇨🇦

We’re back in Canada for the first time since 2023 and made the group’s third visit to Elora. Our wonderful hosts Elizabeth & Stan and Susan made our return feel like a home away from home.

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The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix.bsky.social · Jul 24

That’s a wrap on Secret Byrd!

We’ve been touring this immersive vigil by candlelight across the states for the past week. Over the past week, we’ve given ten magical performances in LA, San Francisco, and, most recently, in Chicago with the Second City Musick & ViolMedium 🎻

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