The Gesualdo Six
The Gesualdo Six:
Guy James, countertenor
Alasdair Austin, countertenor
Joseph Wicks, tenor
Josh Cooter, tenor
Simon Grant, baritone
Owain Park, director and bass
Helsinki Sibelius-Akatemian konserttisali, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9
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Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden
arr. R. Vaughan Williams & O. Park: The truth sent from above
Sulpitia Cesis: Ecce ego, Johannes, vidi
Cheryl Frances-Hoad: The Promised Light of Life
Paul Comeau: Lux mundi
Trad: Veni, veni Emmanuel
Gustaf Nordqvist: Jul, jul, strålande jul
Kerensa Briggs: A Tender Shoot
Joanna Marsh: Evergreen
~ Interval ~
arr. Brian Kay: Gaudete
Anon: Coventry carol
Owain Park: I wonder as I wander
Walter Lambe: Nesciens mater
Hildegard von Bingen: O Virtus Sapientie
Hans Leo Hassler: Verbum caro factum est
arr. Reginald Jacques: Away in a manger
arr. John Rutter: The Wexford Carol
Jonathan Rathbone: The Oxen
The Gesualdo Six is an award-winning British vocal ensemble comprising some of the UK’s finest consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Praised for their imaginative programming and impeccable blend, the group formed in 2014 for a performance of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories in Cambridge and has gone on to perform at numerous major festivals around the world.
Owain Park was born in Bristol in 1993. As well as directing The Gesualdo Six, he is Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers and har recently been apponted as its principal conductor taking up the role in autumn 2026. He also works with ensembles including Southbank Sinfonia, Chamber Choir Ireland, Ensemble la Sportelle and Capella Cracoviensis.
Owain’s compositions have been performed internationally by renowned ensembles including the Tallis Scholars and Aurora Orchestra. He studied orchestration with John Rutter at Cambridge University before undertaking a Master’s degree in composition.