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The Wishing Tree: the Gesualdo Six at the Auckland Arts Festival

The Gesualdo Six and Auckland Gospel Choir
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The Gesualdo Six in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland
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The Gesualdo Six
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“the sincerity of the word-painting was palpable”
Reviewed at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland on 15 March 2023
Tallis, Te lucis ante terminum
Byrd, Ave verum corpus
Byrd, Afflicti pro peccatis nostris
Sheryngham, Ah! Gentle Jesu
des Prez, Nymphes des Bois
des Prez, Mille regretz
Brumel, Tous les Regretz
Tomkins, When David Heard
Byrd, Vigilate
Marenzio, Potrò viver io più se senza luce
Palestrina, Io son ferito, ahi lasso
Gesualdo, Asciugate i begli occhi
Arcadelt, Il bianco e dolce cigno
Gibbons, The Silver Swan
Talbot, The Wishing Tree
Willis, The Wind's Warning
Blok-Wilson, O Little Rose
Ligeti, Nonsense Madrigals: The Lobster Quadrille
The Gesualdo Six
Owain Park, Director
James Guy, Countertenor
Joseph Wicks, Tenor
Joshua Cooter, Tenor
Michael Craddock, Baritone
Samuel Mitchell, Bass
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****1
Murderous madrigalist: Death of Gesualdo a treat for eyes and ears
****1
Joy, endurance, joining in: BBC Singers’ centenary at the Barbican
*****
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****1
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****1
Autumnal vocal sparkle in Cambridge
***11
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