Gaudete - The Gesualdo Six

Gaudete, arranged by Brian Kay
The Gesualdo Six, directed by Owain Park
Filmed at St James Sussex Gardens, London
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This track comes from the ensemble’s second album, ‘Christmas’, a programme that reaches across the ages inspired by the mystery and joy of the festive season (available here: bit.ly/2lkXqcK).
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About the music
Gaudete, meaning ‘rejoice’, is a medieval carol related to the third Sunday of Advent, known as ‘Gaudete Sunday’. The song was first published in about 1582 in a Scandinavian volume called Piae Cantiones. The simple tune of each verse is answered by the pithy refrain or ‘burden’, harmonized in this version by Brian Kay.
[Programme note: Owain Park © 2019]
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The Gesualdo Six | Owain Park
www.thegesualdosix.co.uk

[@richardforshaw8479]

Wonderful soloists and performance. This piece has a real swing to it!

[@frankleasure9588]

If there's a soundtrack in Heaven , this would be a hint of how it'll sound !

[@TheSevenUpMan]

Of all the versions that are floating around on YT, I like this best. Perfect in every regard.

[@frankkrank3970]

Could not agree more - many are too fast and the diction at the end of the lines is PISS POOR!!!

[@MrVigorbrasil]

I was going to say exactly this!!!!

[@tzw001]

Why can I like it only once?

[@daveperrons9874]

Outstanding, well done chaps.

[@ast131255]

Just what I need to hear on a very gloomy December morning

[@Cathalb]

Gioite, Gioite, perché Cristo è nato dalla Vergine Maria✝️

[@inesdeerausquin5658]

Finally a group that pronounces the Latin CORRECTLY!! and sings it magnificently! Bravo!

[@mcburcke]

Beautiful! Excellent arrangement, as well.

[@peteypete5145]

So very elegant, phrase endings perfect, the tempo is also just right- moving but not clipped, lovely solo's with lush accompanying voices and those seamless crecendo's Bravo

[@richardforshaw8479]

I totally agree with everything you say!

[@patricklowder3550]

Brilliant intonation, wonderful music.

[@johnfisher247]

We sing this at Christmas in the traditional Missa Cantata Midnight Mass.

[@suebasko3865]

This is so wonderful.

[@MaiikaK]

Supreme. I’ve almost run out of superlatives to describe your videos.

[@nickdouglass421]

I checked this out with an expert in pronunciation of "Ecclesiastical" Latin and he says it's perfect. (And so is the singing of course!).

[@papatsuwannakorn4094]

So smart in term of melodies thank you

[@wizardoz905]

Spot on! sounds amazing!

[@apteryx01]

Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, Gaudete! Tempus adest gratiæ Hoc quod optabamus, Carmina lætitiæ Devote reddamus. Deus homo factus est, Natura mirante. Mundus renovatus est A Christo regnante. Ezechielis porta Clausa pertransitur Unde lux est orta; Salus invenitur. Ergo nostra cantio Psallat iam in lustro. Benedicat Domino. Salus Regi nostro.

[@lorrainemiller3635]

beautiful, thank you

[@carolinegrant7924]

❤THANKS.

[@martinhumphreys577]

Wonderful. And what an extraordinarily beautiful voice a counter tenor is when so superbly modulated and blended in as here.

[@greypilgrim2028]

Martin Humphreys: Could you please tell me when this song was composed?

[@fulgenjbatista4640]

🕊🌟🕊 ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 🙏💜🙏 💜🎵💜

[@shtonker8]

Absolutely lovely! Aloha from Hawai'i a me Mele Kalikimaka!

[@virginijusspirgiukas1790]

🙏💝🙏

[@vizziplay1509]

Нет слов! Прекрасное исполнение

[@ournuminousnature]

I have to imagine the angels or the aliens, hear music this incredible from the farthest reaches of the galaxy and show up.

[@shtonker8]

9 months later...this is the most lovely, heart felt, not forced, great tempo, and clear vowels...phew! Mahalo again....

[@ericaconce9891]

It's always wonderful to hear from you... Greetings from Brazil.

[@julesh7353]

Sublime.

[@liahrene4020]

Exquisite...thank you 🙏

[@paulflute]

WOW... boys can Saang...

[@tamarameinecke4282]

Wow wow wow!

[@Barry4B]

I’ll take all of that ! Thanks

[@andrewclarkson7061]

Beautiful

[@HiraethMusic9]

Brilliant

[@SandraHouston30]

Perfection !

[@stevesewful]

Fabulous!!

[@mariannabach5759]

Speechless!!!

[@Gimmer3]

Just WOW!

[@chrishall62]

Good stuff

[@adamtrue7691]

amazing falsetto voice to the guy on the very very left of the screen. I can just hear it amongst the other voices.

[@charlessteward7501]

Yes, pretty spectaluar!

[@jamcam9]

Guy James is one of my two favourite countertenors, and he's such a lovely fellow.

[@WorldOfMikeThePartworkWrangler]

Have u heard this one david on the left is going the high notes kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHy2qZpvfs9oqJo

[@nickdouglass421]

@@jamcam9 He is @gletara on Twitter also @JosephmWickes @michaeljcraddock and @owainpark.

[@robertawalsh2995]

For goodness sake, call him a countertenor. You're giving me flashbacks of Tiny Tim with that falsetto business.

[@pravoslavn]

Outstanding ! Bravo !

[@jmichaelortiz]

Wonderful!

[@wyrksi]

Wow!

[@lebethany53]

Perfect, as usual 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@k4949]

Perfection.

[@coralcantare1407]

Perfect Perfect Perfect

[@ClassWalton]

Superb.

[@craigeverhart4755]

Stunning! Not said lightly.

[@4321gg1]

Please sing this when in Charleston next year, one of my faves!

[@moniquedieulle8377]

Francis Cabrel une maison bleue

[@murielhamouchi2186]

superbe

[@LADY_JEMIMA_FORTESCUE]

bravo 🎼

[@stevehayes3715]

Wow

[@bluefunkybassman]

Fantastic as always. Has Alex Chance left?

[@cartoonringo]

A stunning performance! But one little gripe about the description: This tune is not related to Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete Sunday is in the season of Advent, which happens BEFORE Christmas. The introit for Gaudete Sunday says ‘Gaudete in Domino semper; iterum dico: gaudete. Modestia vestra nota sit omnibus hominibus: Dominus enim prope est. Nihil solliciti sitis: sed in omni oratione petitiones vestræ innotescant apud Deum. (English: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men: for the Lord is nigh. Be nothing solicitous; but in every prayer let your requests be made known to God.) Gaudete Sunday is a day of rejoicing because the Lord is NEAR, not because the Lord is HERE. Contrast that with the words of this tune: Gaudete Gaudete! Christus est natus ex Maria Virgine, Gaudete! (English: Rejoice! Rejoice! Christ is born of the Virgin Mary, Rejoice!) This is a tune of celebration because the Lord is born, and is here, rather than he is near and will come.

[@jamcam9]

Hey, where's Alex? I haven't seen him in any of your videos in a while!

[@monkeyhouse1672]

It's not the King's Singers, but it's okay. And lads, smile 😃

[@Flamingo-ee2hu]

Il testo in latino lo pubblicate? Grazie

[@kitykatykath]

You're just begging for someone to make a shreds version of this

[@jnathanj883]

Oh, I'll bite. I'm a boomer. What do your words mean, "begging to make a "shreds" version"?

[@aljoschalong625]

Almost as good as the King's Singers

[@brianharris6437]

Nah, this is better than the King's Singers version.

[@aljoschalong625]

Seems to be a matter of taste then. Do you know the King's Singers version with some additional brass? That's even better.

[@JonathanBrown1]

That arrangement doesn't work for me. All descant, missing the essential bass line. And re-jiggering the rhythm is another loss. The groove's gone missing.