EARLY MUSIC SERIES
Stile Antico — The Golden Renaissance

Helen Ashby, Kate Ashby, Rebecca Hickey, sopranos
Emma Ashby, Cara Curran, Rosie Parker, altos
Andrew Griffiths, Benedict Hymas, Jonathan Hanley, tenors
James Arthur, Nathan Harrison, Gareth Thomas, basses

Selected works by BYRD, TAVERNER, GUERRERO, PRAETORIUS, TALLIS, TOMKINS, GIBBONS, etc.

In this vibrant and highly contrasted program, Stile Antico selects one piece from each of its sixteen award-winning albums to create a thrilling journey through some of the greatest music of the Renaissance. Exuberant works by composers such as Byrd, Gibbons, Tomkins and Praetorius rub shoulders with tranquil motets by Taverner, Clemens non Papa and Tallis, and the alluring sounds of Huw Watkins’ virtuosic The Phoenix and the Turtle, written especially for the ensemble. Our voyage concludes with Allegri’s timeless Miserere — a work of enduring beauty and mystery.