| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 5-Mar-2013 St Sepulchre-without-Newgate | Stile Antico sing Masters of Europe in London |
Premièring a new touring programme at their home church of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico treated us to a concert centred around the music of the Hapsburg courts of the late 15th and 16th centuries. Taking a journey through the music of the Burgundian and Flemish courts under the reign of Maximillian I, his grandson Charles V and great-grandson Philip II, we began tonight’s concert with the first installment of the mass setting which interspersed the programme: the Kyrie from the Missa Quam pulchra es by Nicolas Gombert.Read full review... | |
| 9-Jun-2012 Durham Cathedral | Renaissance for Durham |
In my notes for this evening’s concert by Renaissance, a chamber choir founded by the young singer, conductor and composer Ben Rowarth, one word kept recurring – “thoughtful”. This was a programme that had been carefully put together, and which was performed without any unnecessary flashiness or attempts to impress. The result was an evening of outstanding musicality and maturity; it was hard to believe that Ben Rowarth is just 20, and that almost all the singers were under 30.Read full review... | |