The Gesualdo Six

Performers The Gesualdo Six

Guy James countertenor Alasdair Austin countertenor Joseph Wicks tenor Josh Cooter tenor Michael Craddock baritone Owain Park bass and director

About the Gesualdo Six The Gesualdo Six is an award-winning British vocal ensemble comprising some of the UKs finest consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Praised for their imaginative programming and impeccable blend, the group formed in 2014 for a performance of Gesualdos Tenebrae Responsories in Cambridge and has gone on to perform at numerous major festivals around the world.

"A remarkable concoction, sung with exquisite precision and subtle, tender manipulation." Church Times

Weavers of rich and plangent aural tapestries, The Gesualdo Six meld style and substance with beguiling sure-footedness. BBC Music Magazine

About the Director Owain Park was born in Bristol, and as well as directing The Gesualdo Six, Owain is Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers, and maintains a busy schedule of conducting projects with ensembles including Southbank Sinfonia, Ensemble la Sportelle and Cappella Cracoviensis. His compositions are published by Novello and have been performed internationally by ensembles including the Tallis Scholars and the Aurora Orchestra. While at Cambridge University he studied orchestration with John Rutter, before undertaking a Masters degree in composition. He is composer-in-residence for the London Choral Sinfonia, and was one of BBC Radio 3s 31 under 31 Young Stars.