Nigel Perrin, who has died aged 76, was an agile countertenor with a beautiful clean line and an infectious personality who did much to define the character, sound and style of the King’s Singers in ...
When John Holiday sings Vivaldi’s aria “Ah, ch'infelice sempre” (Ah, how unhappy always), as he did with the Academy of Ancient Music in a 12th-century church in London, he’s singing about loneliness, ...
Reginald Mobley is one of the finest countertenors working today. A few top-flight male trebles might match the luminosity of his voice, which is as bright as the sky on a cloudless day. Their high ...
John Holiday sings a deeply personal program of spirituals, concert music, and his own arrangements. Countertenor John Holiday sings a deeply personal program of spirituals, concert music, and his own ...
A strapping man (6 ft. 2 in., 203 lbs.) with a greying Vandyke beard strode on stage at Manhattan’s Town Hall last week. An imposing figure in white tie and tails, he waited as the 27-piece Esterhazy ...
In this dreary COVID-19 winter, there are some high points — and high notes — available to people cooped up at home. The documentary “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” which premiered on ...
San Diego Early Music Society began its 40th season with an astonishing concert Sunday night. French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, accompanied by Ensemble Artaserse, thrilled a sold-out crowd at St ...
The King’s Singers (L-R): Nick Ashby (baritone), Edward Button (countertenor), Jonathan Howard (bass), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Julian Gregory (tenor), Patrick Dunachie (countertenor).
The viol consort and the countertenor voice were once relics of the past. But the historically informed performance movement has revived music written for this combination of instruments and voice, ...