Revoiced
Chandos CHAN 20260 Release date 1st July 2022
Music from the Bach family
Rachel Podger (violin) and Corvus Consort (vocal ensemble)
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| Johann Michael Bach - Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil |
| Johann Sebastian Bach - Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anh. 159 |
| Johann Michael Bach - Ich weiss das main Erlöser lebt |
| Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No. 1 for solo violin in G minor, BWV 1001 |
| Johann Christoph Bach - Merk auf, mein Herz |
| Interval |
| Johann Michael Bach - Halt, was du hast |
| Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita No. 3 for solo violin in E major, BWV 1006 |
| Johann Sebastian Bach - Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 |
Effortless technical mastery and dazzling vocal virtuosity
Corvus Consort awarded Genesis Kickstart Fund grant
Vocal Ensemble the Corvus Consort has been awarded a £10,000 grant by the Genesis Foundation as part of the prestigious Genesis Kickstart Fund to support their debut recording 'Revoiced'. Established during the pandemic to enable outstanding freelance talent to thrive…
Louise Thomson and Corvus Consort
Harpist Louise Thomson and vocal ensemble Corvus Consort both hold a deep affection for the lesser-known and rarely-performed repertoire for choir and harp and formed this collaboration in order to perform the rich and varied programmes of music it offers. …
A feast of Bach!
Rachel Podger (violin) and Corvus Consort (vocal ensemble)
The Corvus Consort joins forces with Rachel Podger in a double-bill of concerts featuring Bach’s six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001-1006, alongside his six choral Motets, BWV 225-230.
With three motets interspersed amongst three solo violin works in each concert, the fragile beauty of Bach’s writing for solo violin sits in striking relief against the rich and masterful polyphony of the choral motets.
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Corvus Consort and Ferio Saxophone Quartet transport[ed] us to a magical place
Reproaches, Lamentation & Penitence: choral music for Lent with the Corvus Consort
The first three days of April will see the Corvus Consort embark on a mini-tour of three concerts featuring their programme of Lenten choral music "Reproaches, Lamentation and Penitence". Exploring themes of repentance, lamentation and petitions for mercy, their programme…
In Windsor Forest: Corvus and Ferio at Chiltern Arts
The combined forces of Corvus Consort and Ferio Saxophone Quartet look forward to a concert for Chiltern Arts in Henley on 26th February. The Chiltern Arts Festival Weekend opens with Tenebrae at Dorchester Abbey on Friday 25th February, followed by…
Corvus Consort give world premieres in Christmas concerts
The Corvus Consort looks forward to a weekend of Christmas concerts 11-12 December, at St James’s Church, Islington, London and at the Lamberhurst Music Society in Kent. Both programmes will feature a selection of festive music old and new, including lesser-known…
Voluptuous sound
Corvus Consort on mini-tour with Music on the Edge
The Corvus Consort looks forward to a mini-tour of concerts in south-west England, in collaboration with instrumental duo Music on the Edge. Over the long weekend of 22-24 October, the Consort will give three performances in three days, beginning with…
Corvus Consort and Ferio Saxophone Quartet join forces this Friday
The Corvus Consort and Ferio Saxophone Quartet are thrilled to be giving their first live performance together at the Winchfield Festival on Friday evening (13th August) at 6.00pm. Book now! The two ensembles have built a collaborative project which they…
Corvus Consort to be Ensemble-in-Residence at brand new Festival
The Corvus Consort has been announced as ‘Ensemble in Residence’ at the brand new Whiddon Autumn Festival, which sees its inaugural edition in September 2021. Set in the picturesque Whiddon Parishes of North Dartmoor in rural Devon, the Festival will…
Corvus Consort and Ferio Saxophone Quartet: live in concert
The Corvus Consort and Ferio Saxophone Quartet are thrilled to be giving their first live performance together at the Winchfield Festival in August. Since coming together to produce a remotely-recorded video during the first Coronavirus lockdown in summer 2020, the…
An improvisatory exploration of Renaissance soundworlds
Read the introduction to this programme... Corvus Consort (vocal ensemble) and Music on the Edge (saxophone and flute)
Example hour-long programme:
| Plainchant - Ave maris stella |
| Tomás Luis de Victoria - Ave maris stella |
| William Byrd - Ave verum corpus |
| Tomás Luis de Victoria - O vos omnes |
| Improvisation - Saxophone, Flute and Church Bells |
| Thomas Tallis - Sancte Deus |
| Orlande de Lassus - Prophetiae Sibyllarum (selection) |
| Cristóbal de Morales - O magnum mysterium |
| Plainchant - Kyrie De Angelis |
“Close of harmony, cool of rhythm, and totally stirring of spirit”
The Corvus Consort’s Christmas project “Twelve Composers Composing”, released online over the recent festive period, has been met with praise and admiration from public and industry professionals alike. Twelve of the UK’s most exciting young composers were commissioned to write…
Corvus Consort’s “Twelve Composers Composing” videos coming soon
The Corvus Consort looks forward to releasing twelve new videos during the Twelve Days of Christmas, as part of its "Twelve Composers Composing" project. The videos will feature twelve new commissions from twelve of the UK's most exciting young composers,…
Twelve Days with Corvus Consort
The Corvus Consort looks forward to presenting "Twelve Composers Composing", a project of new commissions for the Twelve Days of Christmas 2020. Twelve of the UK’s most exciting young composers have been commissioned to write twelve new miniature works based…
Programmes for Lent: Reproaches, Lamentation and Penitence
Corvus Consort (vocal ensemble)
A choice of two programmes: full-length concert or hour-long programme
——————————Full-length concert programme
This full-length concert programme explores how composers from the Renaissance to the present day have responded to Lenten themes of repentance, lamentation and petitions for mercy.
| Tomás Luis de Victoria - Popule meus |
| Freddie Crowley - Stabat Mater |
| Vicente Lusitano - Emendemus in melius |
| Francis Poulenc - Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence |
| Interval |
| John Sanders - The Reproaches |
| William Byrd - Ne irascaris, Domine |
| James MacMillan - Miserere |
Hour-long programme
This hour-long programme juxtaposes Renaissance and 20th-century soundworlds by interspersing Francis Poulenc’s atmospheric Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence with works by Renaissance composers Thomas Tallis and Tomás Luis de Victoria.
| Thomas Tallis - Sancte Deus |
| Francis Poulenc - Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence: Timor et tremor |
| Tomás Luis de Victoria - Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday: Recessit pastor noster |
| Francis Poulenc - Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence: Vinea mea electa |
| Tomás Luis de Victoria - Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday: O vos omnes |
| Francis Poulenc - Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence: Tenebrae factae sunt |
| Tomás Luis de Victoria - Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday: Ecce quomodo moritur justus |
| Francis Poulenc - Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence: Tristis et anima mea |
| Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus |
Some other works that could be featured in similar programmes:
| Robert White - Miserere mei, Deus |
| Thomas Tallis - Lamentations of Jeremiah |
| Edgar Day - When I survey the wondrous cross |
Tashmina Artists welcomes the Corvus Consort to roster
It is an enormous pleasure to be able to welcome the Corvus Consort to the agency, for General Management worldwide. Sally Richardson, Director of Tashmina Artists, adds: Working with vocal ensemble Corvus Consort over some months, particularly on hearing them…
Corvus Consort and Ferio Saxophone Quartet
Voices and Saxophones come together in this exciting collaboration to present a programme centred on early music reimagined for choir and saxophones. Originally inspired by ‘Revive’, the Ferio Saxophone Quartet’s 2018 disc of Baroque transcriptions, the Quartet now joins forces with…
Biography and Quotes
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Renaissance Symbolism: Music and Astronomy
Corvus Consort (vocal ensemble)
Programme created and first performed for the Kings Lynn Festival 2019 for the festival theme of 'Music and Astronomy'.
| Anon. - Ave maris stella (plainchant) |
| Tomás Luis de Victoria - Ave maris stella |
| Orlande de Lassus - Prophetiae Sibyllarum (selection) |
| Reading or instrumental item |
| Orlande de Lassus - Exsultet caelum mare |
| Orlande de Lassus - Aurora lucis rutilat |
| Johann Sebastian Bach - Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein (chorale) |
| James MacMillan - Ave maris stella |
| Reading or instrumental item |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Viri Galilaei |
| William Byrd - Viri Galilaei |
| Anon. - Viri Galilaei (plainchant) |
Revoiced: Baroque music for choir and saxophones
| Giovanni Gabrieli - O magnum mysterium |
| Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Freddie Crowley - Zion hört die Wächter singen, from Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 |
| Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Freddie Crowley - Nun ich weiss du wirst mir stillen, from Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht, BWV 105 |
| Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Iain Farrington - Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (sax quartet only) |
| Tomás Luis de Victoria - O quam gloriosum (choir only) |
| Arcangelo Corelli, arr. Iain Farrington - Adagio from Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, Christmas Concerto (sax quartet only) |
| Heinrich Schütz, arr. Freddie Crowley - Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit, from Geistliche Chor-Music, op. 11 |
| Heinrich Schütz, arr. Freddie Crowley - Ich weiss das mein Erlöser lebt, from Geistliche Chor-Music, op. 11 |
| Interval |
| Henry Purcell, arr. Iain Farrington - Rondeau from Abdelazer Suite, Z. 570 (sax quartet only) |
| Henry Purcell - Remember not, Lord, our offences (choir only) |
| William Byrd, arr. Iain Farrington - Pavane and Gigue no. 2 in A minor, Earl of Salisbury (sax quartet only) |
| William Byrd - Ave verum corpus (choir only) |
| Heinrich Schütz, arr. Freddie Crowley - Selig sind die Toten, from Geistliche Chor-Music, op. 11 |
| Johann Michael Bach - Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil |
| Johann Christoph Bach - Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben (choir only) |
| Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Freddie Crowley - Weil du mein Gott und Vater bist, from Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138 |
| Johann Sebastian Bach - Jesus bleibet meine Freude, from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 |
Publicity Images
High resolution versions are available for download for all the images below. Please click on an image to download, or use the link in the caption. Full choir Upper voices only Small consort Freddie Crowley (director)
Freddie Crowley
Freddie Crowley is the founder and director of the Corvus Consort. Freddie is a freelance musician whose career encompasses choral and solo singing, conducting, composing, arranging, recording, producing and teaching. A member of the 2018-19 cohort of Genesis Sixteen, The…
Corvus Consort
The Corvus Consort is a vocal ensemble based in the UK. Founded and directed by Freddie Crowley, the group draws its members from a pool of young professionals in the early stages of their singing careers. With key objectives of…
Energetic and enthusiastic director
"Eastern Pictures"
| Josef Rheinberger - Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen |
| Gustav Holst - Two Eastern Pictures |
| Hilary Campbell - Our endless day |
| Esther Swift - Time Spinner (harp solo) |
| Amy Beach - Dusk in June (choir only) |
| Imogen Holst - Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow |
| Interval |
| Gustav Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda: Third Group |
| Marcel Grandjany - Rhapsodie (harp solo) |
| Olivia Sparkhall - Lux aeterna |
| Gustav Holst - Ave Maria (choir only) |
| John Hearne - Alba |