Renowned vocal consort The Gesualdo Six and their director Owain Park have performed my Rossetti setting “My Heart is like a Singing Bird” on numerous occasions over the past three and a half years, and soon they will be releasing a recording on their upcoming album Fading. Owain writes about the album:

“Since the fourth century, the service of Compline has marked the end of the day, ushering in the darkness of the night. Much of the music here is inspired by this ancient service. The first half of the album features a selection of atmospheric works that relate to the transition between light and darkness. Then there is a turning point; the light returns, birds sing, and flowers bloom once more.”

The full track list includes music from Hildegard von Bingen, Gesualdo, Veljo Tormis, Alonso Lobo, Joanna Marsh and others, and more information can be found here: https://www.thegesualdosix.co.uk/product/fading-2020/, alongside information about their other wonderful recordings.

The album will be launched at a concert at St Bartholomew the Great in London on 14 March: https://helmtickets.com/events/5502/the-gesualdo-six-fading-cd-launch