Composers: Perry Joyce, Parsons, Byrd, Ramsey, Bruckner, Parry, Bridge, Leek
Compositions: Choral music
Performers: The Giovanni Consort, Kate McNamara, Hugh Lydon
Catalogue Number: giovanniconsort.com

The Giovanni Consort’s new release is a special one: it’s the ensemble’s first in 24 years. Wisely, the Perth singers take this opportunity to introduce themselves as a truly 21st-century group. The album connotes a respect for history through its finely curated program spanning approximately 500 years. But it also gives a nod to today’s values, with a balance of gender through its conductors Kate McNamara and Hugh Lydon; and the inclusion of music by living and local composers (Ubi...