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Gheorghiu’s dramatic conviction and the rich, blooming tone for which her voice is well known are still there in abundance, allowing her to give a meaningful and deeply expressive performance... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There’s nothing at all reverential about Jeremy Sams’s translations of the 21 songs here. They are witty, fit the music like an expensive glove and tell good stories, but, importantly, they... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 3 out of 5 stars More…

a cheerful performance of The Bright Phoebus – arranged by Jac k ie Oates and Le Page – shows a remarkably unpretentious presentation of this folk tune. Its wassail-like qualities leave a smile... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Filsell, Haigh and Turner were all educated in England so they understand the choral tradition well, though with more than 30 singers, the impressive effects tend to come in the more monumental... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This is the first recording of the ‘Ensemble Version’ of Jenkins’s 2000 ‘Mass for Peace’, essentially an arrangement by him for reduced orchestral forces. There’s no lack of heft here, though,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The performances are dynamic, the juxtapositions of works illuminating in a sidelong way: this is the kind of rewarding work this ensemble’s East Anglian and London audiences have come to expect. — The Guardian, 17th November 2022 More…