A programme from peerless vocal consort The Gesualdo Six tracing a chain of inspirations, from Josquin to Arvo Part, and culminating in the phenomenal work of Renaissance visionary, Carlo Gesualdo, admired by Stravinsky and a host of 20th century composers.

The Gesualdo Six cast a pebble into the pool of repertoire and texts that inspired the infamous Don Carlo Gesualdo to write his Cantiones Sacrae. Courts in renaissance Italy were meeting places for some of the greatest musicians from across Europe. The Court at Ferrara became a leading centre: many of the Franco-Flemish school passed through its gates. Mirror of Time plays with the ripples of this 16th century court, reflecting as Gesualdo may once have done, peering northwards from his opulent castle across the hills of Campagna.