THE GESUALDO SIX directed by OWAIN PARK present 'Lux Aeterna'

The award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six makes their Tetbury debut in 2026 with 'Lux Aeterna' a poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music containing radiant choral writing from across the centuries.

Highlights include Tallis’s polyphonic masterpiece Absterge Domine, alongside the astonishing harmonies of Gesualdo in Plange quasi virgo. Both composers beautifully capture a sense of vulnerability in their works, asking for forgiveness and protection.

From more recent times, there are the poetic settings of Joanna Marsh and Richard Rodney Bennett, who call on us to enjoy all that life has to offer. Elsewhere, pieces by Tavener and Morales present a series of questions, seeking reassurance.

Chosen for our closing Sunday concert, this is an uplifting sequence for the souls of the departed.