GOTHIC VOICES - THE DUFAY SPECTACLE - SCHERZO 01 September 2018 Scherzo Urko Sangroniz Translation: Imagine a banquet on New Year's Day, in an indeterminate city in northern Italy, probably at the end of the 15th century. The celebration, therefore, is two-fold in nature, honouring the happy spouses and by taking place...
It is great to be back in Boxgrove again recording our next CD for Linn Records. It really is the perfect place to sing medieval music, and feels like our recording home. ...
"An exemplary performance" Review by Andrew Benson-Wilson Laus Polyphoniae 2018 1618 / BEFORE Antwerp, Belgium. 16-20 August. Maria, Stella Maris Gothic Voices Sint-Andrieskerk The late-night concert was Maria, Stella Maris given by the four singers of Gothic Voices (Catherine King, mezzo, Steven Harrold, Julian Podger, and Stephen Charlesworth)in the Sint-Andrieskerk. Bearing in mind my previous comments, this was a...
Here's another great review, from Res Musica, of the Dufay Spectacle 10 August 2018 Res Musica Charlotte Saulneron Translation: In the 90s, under Christopher Page, Gothic Voices reigned supreme in the Early Music scene thanks to their their programming and original interpretations. The Dufay Spectacle seems to mark a dazzling...
Another fantastic review: De Volkskrant Gothic Voices: The Dufay Spectacle is a varied musical banquet. Linn. 5 Stars * * * * * Translation: Gothic Voices, with its almost forty years of existence, is one of the most esteemed early music ensembles, but has always renewed itself. Their latest CD,...
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Another fantastic ★★★★★ review AND 'Album of the Month' from iClassical: "This is medieval music at its finest...
See the Gaol in Dundalk in this 2 minute documentary for ZDF Television. It's reporting on the Louth Contemporary Music Society's weekend and the prestigious Belmont Prize awarded to its director Eamonn Quinn....
"The exquisite Gothic Voices built new music out of old" Book of Hours review – The Guardian - Louth Contemporary Music Society Kate Molleson Mon 25 Jun 2018 11.23 EDT Link to Guardian online A medieval Book of Hours was an intimate thing, personalised prayers decorated in gold leaf for the wealthy, or...
'What a pleasure, then, to be able to welcome this Dufay recording as matching all the qualities that made Gothic Voices absolute leaders in the field.' GOTHIC VOICES - THE DUFAY SPECTACLE 01 July 2018 Gramophone David Fallows Back in the 1990s, the highlight of my reviewing year was almost...