New Record Deal
New Record Deal
We’re thrilled to announce a new three album record deal with our label partners Platoon.
Future recording projects include collaborations with renowned ensembles Fretwork and United Strings of Europe, opening the next exciting chapter of our recording work.
“I’m over the moon to be working with Platoon and can’t wait to build on our existing recordings with three new ambitious projects”
New Single 'My North' out now
My North - Rebecca Dale
Our latest release is out now on all streaming platforms.
My North is a new piece by Rebecca Dale, commissioned as part of our Rite to Grieve project.
Premiered on 29 March 2022 at a commemorative event at the National Covid Memorial Wall, My North was commissioned as part of our ground-breaking Rite to Grieve project, uniting choral music with peer-to-peer grief support in the wake of the pandemic.
Dale's stunning new piece sets fragments from W H Auden's Funeral Blues and seeks to capture something of the collective grief experienced by society since early 2020.
Improvised passages of the piece are used during our Rite to Grieve workshops, presented in partnership with The Grief Series. As such, this piece captures the creative process of these sessions in a musical memorial for participants and the wider public.
This initial release will be followed by a second version of the piece featuring spoken word using text submitted by participants in our workshops.
Arvo Pärt with Fretwork
Stabat Mater
We’re excited to announce our collaboration with renowned viol consort Fretwork with concerts in Oxford, Winchester and London.
With concerts at some of our favourite venues, this series is not one to miss. We’ll be returning to SJE Arts in Oxford on Thursday 31 March before performing at our spiritual home of St Cross, Winchester the following week on Thursday 7 April. The third and final performance will take place at St John’s Smith Square in London as part of their Easter Festival.
General Booking for London opens on 21 February
“the finest viol consort on the planet ”
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TRUSTEE RECRUITMENT
We are excited to be recruiting new trustees to join our Board.
Trustees will have a key role in delivering our Giving Voice creative strategy - a forward-thinking and progressive vision, designed to increase our social impact and build long-term sustainability as we continue to develop and grow.
Wiltshire Music Centre Live Videos
Live performances from our concert at the Wiltshire Music Centre are now online.
Back in June, we had a wonderful time performing at the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford on Avon. The concert was our first with a live audience and was also streamed to a virtual audience watching from home. We’re now able to upload the majority of the concert to share online and have created a special playlist on our Youtube channel and added the videos to our Media page.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
We’re delighted to have received a grant of £18,000 from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Part of PHF’s Emergency Fund, the grant will go towards projects Rite to Grieve and White Rose as well as contributing to our core costs. This support is a huge boost to both projects, putting them on sure footing as we take the next steps in delivering our Giving Voice creative strategy.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) was established by Paul Hamlyn in 1987. He died in 2001 and left most of his estate to the Foundation, creating one of the largest independent grant-making foundations in the UK. PHF use their resources to support social change, working towards a just and equitable society in which everyone, especially young people, can realise their full potential and enjoy fulfilling and creative lives.
Announcing 'Giving Voice'
Galvani Recording Sessions
New Trustee Sarah Rennix
Der Abend
a golden string
Les Voix Humaines introduction
re:create call for submissions
Arts Council Emergency Funding
Schama on Blake
On 12 August 2018, we performed at the unveiling of a new tombstone for the poet and artist William Blake as part of a special event organised by The Blake Society. We sang a beautiful setting by composer Chris Williams which has recently been featured in a special profile on Blake by the historian Simon Schama for BBC Radio 4.
You can listen to the radio show here and catch a clip of our live performance at the very end.
