Delphian

Perhaps the ideal consort for this repertoire, the Marians bring an intimate, individually passionate flavour to Byrd’s Latin works. Nimble, lively vocal colour, warmth in the soprano (all too... — Choir & Organ, May 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Laudibus and Mike Brewer are particularly good at creating vocal effects, meaning this programme is tailor-made for them. Their rich lower body of voices and silvery sopranos combine beautifully... — Charlotte Gardner, bbc.co.uk, 24th August 2009 More…

Geoffrey Webber's 'dream Christmas programme' enjoys superb sound, and singing burgeoning with colour and confidence. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There remains an intensity of passionate utterance in the most striking of Weelkes's works, balanced by a sober moderation in much else. He himself, as we learn from contemporary accounts, was... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The lively mind evidenced in Lucy Carolan’s excellent booklet note is mirrored in these performances, which abound in vigour. — Gramophone Magazine More…

The first complete album by the Glasgow-based composer features works for wind ensemble, all of which are colourful and vivid. Faith, Hopes and Charity, performed by Carla Rees, shows the vast... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

An extraordinary achievement ... Woolf has already made his mark as a major force in UK music-making, and this ambitious piece displays his significant skill as a composer. — Choir & Organ, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The track titles – Love Kittens, Od Ody Pink’d, Strawberry – give an idea of the music’s sweet energy and frenetic humour. On this album for Dreammusics Orchestra and Ensemble, Paxton is “improvising... — The Observer, 13th May 2023 More…

Wilkinson’s androgynous, straight tone chafes vividly against the viols – a smooth gloss on a pitted sound that creates necessary variety and beauty in a disc that might easily have been a historical... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2015 More…

The reconstructed instrument technology is impressive, from the growling trombone-like lituus and the eloquent twin-piped aulos, to the water-driven hydraulis organ...The actual music is so... — The Observer, 2nd September 2018 More…