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The Gesualdo Six

English Motets

Saturday, February 18, 2023, 8PM

Church of St. Mary the Virgin (145 W. 46th Street)

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For their Miller debut, the award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six explores Renaissance masterpieces from the Golden Age of polyphony in England. The program spans a period of two hundred years, encompassing intricately woven polyphonic works by Tallis and Byrd alongside the beautiful simplicity of pieces by Tomkins and White.

Gesualdo Six by Ash Mills 2 — Photo by Ash Mills

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For their Miller debut, the award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six explores Renaissance masterpieces from the Golden Age of polyphony in England. The program spans a period of two hundred years, encompassing intricately woven polyphonic works by Tallis and Byrd alongside the beautiful simplicity of pieces by Tomkins and White.

Repertoire

William Byrd Afflicti pro peccatis nostris
William Byrd Ave verum corpus
William Byrd Laudate Dominum
William Byrd
Memento homo
William Byrd Tristitia et anxietas
William Byrd Vigilate
Thomas Morley Nolo mortem peccatoris
Sheryngham Ah, gentle Jesu
Thomas Tallis If ye love me
Thomas Tallis In jejunio et fletu
Thomas Tallis In manus tuas
Thomas Tallis Te lucis ante terminum
Thomas Tomkins When David heard
Robert White Christe qui lux es et dies

Performers

The Gesualdo Six
Guy James countertenor
Josh Cooter tenor
Joseph Wicks tenor
Michael Craddock baritone
Sam Mitchell bass
Owain Park bass

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