And now for something completely different…
Having already been nominated for the Bestenliste prize, we are very excited and deeply honoured to have now also been nominated for the 'Best Recording of 2024' by the jury of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik'!
Pepusch, Chandos Anthems
24.1.2024
Our new release of Pepusch's Chandos Anthems is off to a flying start!
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Editor's Choice in January 2024 issue of Gramophone magazine
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Feature of the anthem 'Rejoice in the Lord' on BBC Radio 3's 'Record Review' and 'Record Review Extra' programmes
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**** review in BBC Music Magazine February 2024
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Chosen as one of 10 discs for the Christmas 2023 'Holiday Gift List' of the NPR-syndicated radio programme Sunday Baroque (USA)
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Featured on SWR's Alte Musik 'Neue CD's' for January 2024 programme
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Reached the no. 1 position on Amazon USA 'Masses' 'Hot New Releases' chart
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No. 3 in UK 'Hot New Releases' (sacred music) chart
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Longlisted for the coveted Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik
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Feature of the CD on Deutschlandfunk
Pepusch: Chandos Anthems
We did it! Our recording of three of Pepusch's Chandos anthems is in the can! We recorded the Christmas piece Rejoice in the Lord, the first-ever 'numbers' Magnificat in English and intimate O Praise the Lord. The record company, Accent, are hoping the disc is released in time for the Christmas season.
There are many people to thank. We are extremely grateful to The Continuo Foundation, Angel Early Music Trust, Gemma Classical Music Trust, the Golsonscott Foundation and to al those individuals who sponsored a track on the CD or made a donation. Thank you all!
The singers distinguished themselves, dispatching the demanding vocal parts with verve and style: Ciara Hendrick, Alex Potter, Hugh Cutting, Nicholas Mulroy, Nicholas Todd, Vitali Rozynko and Edward Grint. We were, yet again, utterly amazing by the musicality and stamina (!) of the Girls Choir of Canterbury Cathedral and the direction of David Newsholme. This will be a disc to remember and one we think will change the way people feel about Pepusch as a composer and about England's vibrant musical life in the early eighteenth century.
Bridges to Bach
We are launching a new programme this year to connect beloved masterpieces of Bach to the music of his predecessors and contemporaries. Vocal works Bach and Zelenka, with our friend (soprano) Philippa Hyde; plus Bach's harpsichord concerto in F minor (David Wright), Vivaldi's cello concerto in G minor (Kinga Gaborjani), Dorset Museum Music Society, Dorchester, 26.6.2024
Festival Oude Muziek 2021
1.9.2021
We made dramatic return to the Festival Oude Muziek with a sold-out performance of Pepusch's Venus and Adonis (1715). The entire performance was broadcast on EMTV (Early Music Television) and led BachTrack to identify us among 'the world's finest' early music ensembles. Check out the trailer here:
Other news coming soon…
3.7.2023