Gothic Voices is a United Kingdom based vocal ensemble specialising in repertoire from the 11th to the 15th century. The group was formed in 1981 by scholar and musician Christopher Page.

Gothic Voices has recorded twenty-five CDs for Hyperion Records featuring composers such as Guillaume de Machaut, Guillaume Dufay, John Dunstable and Leonel Power, of which three have won the prestigious Gramophone Award given by The Gramophone magazine. The group's first disc: "A Feather on the Breath of God – Hymns and Sequences by Abbess Hildegard of Bingen" remains one of the best-selling recordings of pre-classical music ever made. Most recently Gothic Voices has recorded a disc of the complete works of the relatively obscure 14th century composer Solage on the Avie label. Guillaume de Machaut (around 1300 – 1377), was a French composer and poet of the late Medieval era. ... Dufay (left), with Gilles Binchois Guillaume Dufay (Du Fay, Du Fayt) (?August 5, 1397 – November 27, 1474) was a Franco-Flemish composer and music theorist of the early Renaissance. ... John Dunstable or Dunstaple (c. ... Leonel Power (1370 to 1385 – June 5, 1445) was an English composer of the late Medieval and early Renaissance eras. ... The Gramophone Awards are one of the most significant honours bestowed on the classical record industry, often referred to as the Oscars for classical music. ... The Gramophone is a glossy publication devoted to classical music and particularly recordings of classical music. ... Solage (fl. ...

As well as performing medieval repertoire, Gothic Voices also commission contemporary works for its unusual vocal forces, with recent performances of works by Bayan Northcott, John Tavener and Andrew Keeling. Bayan Northcott (born 1940) is an English journalist, writer and composer. ... Sir John Tavener (born 28 January 1944 in London) is an English composer. ...

The current line up of singers in Gothic Voices is Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Steven Harrold (tenor), Julian Podger (tenor), Leigh Nixon (tenor) and Stephen Charlesworth (baritone), a line-up which has been consistent since 1995. Other notable singers who have performed and recorded with Gothic Voices include Emma Kirkby, Charles Daniels, Rogers Covey-Crump, James Gilchrist, Paul Agnew, Andrew Parrott, John Mark Ainsley and Peter Harvey. Catherine King Catherine Fiona King (born 2 June 1966), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Ballarat, Victoria. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emma Kirkby (soprano) is recognised as one of the worlds greatest early music specialists. ... Charles Daniels is an English tenor specialising mainly in early music. ... James Jim Gilchrist (born 1949) is the founder of the Minuteman Project and ran as an American Independent Party candidate for the United States House of Representatives representing Californias 48th Congressional District to replace Republican Chris Cox, who resigned to become Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange... Paul Agnew was born in Glasgow in 1964, and read music as a Choral Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford. ... Andrew Parrott is a British conductor, founder and director of Taverner Consort and Players, a period instrument ensemble, choir and orchestra based in London. ... John Mark Ainsley is a British tenor. ... Peter Harvey is an Australian television journalist, currently employed with the Australian Nine Network’s 60 Minutes program. ...

External links

• Gothic Voices official website