Coro

The opening sequence, Stabat Mater, shows just what is admirable about this choir and the direction it receives...every ounce of implied drama, of unsettled feeling, and of deep reflection is... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The clarity of Dougan’s glossy choral textures allows the music’s rhythmic animation to penetrate, and pacing is carefully calibrated to balance moment-by-moment drama with a longer musical... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2016 More…

In these performances there are fine examples of large-scale architectural sense, as in the driving clarity of Surge illuminare, and of textural sensitivity in the brilliantly perky imitation... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The recorded balance is velveteen, almost, with gentler consonants than some other chamber choirs of similar calibre and a warming, light vibrato from the sopranos… An enjoyable programme, however,... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

Christophers has here programmed as deftly as Purcell wrote...The performers are few – eight vocalists, two recorders, a 12-string band plus continuo – fleet and wonderfully bold. In laments,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…