The Gesualdo Six with Owain Park, Director
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location
St Peter's Episcopal Church - Sanctuary
115 W 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Enter through the glass doors on 7th Street
Doors open at 7
Free parking (with validations) and reception
Parking in the garage across from the church on 7th Street: look for the blue sign
Details
The Gesualdo Six is a British vocal ensemble comprising some of the UK’s finest consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Praised for their imaginative programming and impeccable blend, the ensemble formed in 2014 for a performance of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories in Cambridge and has gone on to perform at numerous major festivals across UK, Europe, Canada and Australia.
Concert Program: "Fading"
Evoking a contemplative atmosphere with music inspired by the ancient service of compline. 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 Lobo, Sheppard 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 contemporary reflections by Veljo Tormis, Joanna Marsh, and Sarah Rimkus.
