Internationally renowned vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six, plus the award-winning Festival Statesmen Chorus, and the St Peter’s Cathedral Choir, combine to present an special, one-night-only evening of unforgettable choral music.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear The Gesualdo Six live, in the magnificent acoustic of St Peter’s Cathedral, and be taken on a very special musical journey, spanning centuries of music with surprises along the way.
Saturday 27th June, 2026
7.00pm
Tickets $65 adult / $60 concession / $30 under 18
Photo credit: Andrew Wilkinson
The Gesualdo Six is an award-winning British vocal ensemble comprising some of the UK’s finest consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Praised for their imaginative programming and impeccable blend, the group formed in 2014 for a performance of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories in Cambridge and has gone on to perform at numerous major festivals around the world.
Notable highlights include a concert in the distinguished Deutschlandradio Debut Series, performances at renowned venues including Wigmore Hall (London), Miller Theatre (New York), the Sydney Opera House, and their debut at the BBC Proms in 2023. Last season, The Gesualdo Six made their South American debut in Colombia, and appeared in Japan, China and Singapore for the first time. The ensemble have collaborated with Fretwork and the Brodsky Quartet, and tour a work of concert-theatre titled Secret Byrd with Director, Bill Barclay.
The ensemble have harnessed the power of social media to make classical music accessible to millions worldwide, creating captivating videos from beautiful locations while on tour. The group released their debut recording English Motets on Hyperion Records in early 2018 to critical acclaim, followed by eight further albums (Christmas, Fading, Josquin’s Legacy, Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories, Lux Aeterna, William Byrd’s Mass for five voices, Morning Star, & Queen of Hearts) Their tenth album Radiant Dawn, featuring stellar trumpeter Matilda Lloyd, was released in August 2025.
The Festival Statesmen Chorus is an internationally multi-award winning dynamic male voiced a cappella vocal group based in Adelaide, South Australia. Formed in 2009 by Jonathan Bligh, their repertoire ranges from Contemporary to Classical.
In 2024, the Festival Statesmen Chorus represented Australia in Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand at the World Choir Games – the world’s largest choir competition and won two Championship trophies. The Festival Statesmen have previously won two Australian national titles in the AUS-ACA National A Cappella Competitions and Barbershop Harmony Australia National Chorus Competition (with the highest score in the history of the competition).
Performance highlights for the group have included headlining the 1st Gyeongnam International Choral Festival, Changwon, South Korea, and the 80th Anniversary of Youngnak Church, Youngnak International Sacred Choral Festival in Seoul, South Korea. Local performance highlights include the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, and performances with Voces8, the Gesualdo Six, Adele, and Timothy Wayne-Wright formerly of the King Singers.