Five star Wigmore Hall review from The Independent
No other group has their bright freshness of sound, or their vivid immediacy in performance.
Michael Church, The Independent (15 February, 2019)
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Stile Antico appoints new low bass
Stile Antico is delighted to announce the appointment of Nathan Harrison as the group’s lowest bass. He replaces Tom Flint, who has returned to his native Australia with his family, after five years with the ensemble.
Nathan read music at Cardiff University where he was a principal study pianist, before switching his focus to choral... continued
High Praise for ‘In a Strange Land’ in The Observer
Stile Antico, the 12-strong ensemble whose name signals tonal purity, precision and musical intelligence…
Fiona Maddocks, The Observer (20 January, 2019)
‘In a Strange Land’ praised in the Telegraph
Superb… as a survey of the beautifully wrought and moving church music of England’s hidden Catholics, this CD could hardly be bettered.
Ivan Hewitt, The Daily Telegraph (13 January, 2019)
The Scotsman enjoys ‘In a Strange Land’
Stile Antico… sing with glowing perfection and textural precision
Ken Walton, The Scotsman (January 14th, 2019)
Gramophone reviews In a Strange Land
Stile Antico, as ever, excel in plangency… their sound is meltingly gorgeous.
Edward Breen, Gramophone (January 2019)
Glowing praise from Sunday Times for ‘In a Strange Land’
The dozen voices of Stile Antico give achingly expressive performances of Elizabethan masterpieces…
SP, Sunday Times (6th January, 2019)
Classical Iconoclast first to review of ‘In A Strange Land’
The ensemble blends beautifully, so the harmonies seem to glow… an ecstatic performance.
Classical Iconoclast (11 December, 2018)
Adventures on two wheels
Here’s Tom and Emma, wrapping up our Christmas US tour blog from Kansas City.
“Stepping off the plane at Kansas City airport, we had a free day stretching out in front of us. The Marriott Hotel in Downtown KC has been the standard accommodation for itinerant Stilists for all our trips here, so that was business as usual. But some things had changed: we... continued
Howdy Texas!
Eleanor blogs about our time in Texas!
“The first few days of our tour were characterised by labyrinthine churches, warm acoustics, and even warmer Texan hospitality. Our first stop was Dallas, where we returned to the Church of the Incarnation to present our new Christmas programme, A Spanish Nativity, and were rewarded afterwards with a sumptuous feast of... continued
High praise for ‘A Spanish Nativity’ in Dallas
These were singers who knew just when to bring out an inner voice, just when to emphasize a climactic note or a pivotal dissonance. They always knew where the music was going and why. It was a superb concert.
Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News (16 December, 2018)
New Ensemble Development Bursary announced
Stile Antico has launched a new Ensemble Development Bursary aimed at young early music groups at the outset of their professional careers. For all the details, please visit our bursary page. The deadline for applications is 28th February 2019.