The Veil of the Temple by Sir John Tavener 1 August 2015 The Scandinavian premiere of the all-night vigil The Veil of the Temple by the late Sir John Tavener took place in July, on the last night of the St Olav… Continue Reading
The Gesualdo Six performed four concerts in the last term, with venues including King’s, St John’s, Caius and Jesus College Chapels. The final concert of the term, a performance of Gesualdo’s ‘Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday’, received a five-star review… Continue Reading
On Sunday 15th March, The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge and Stephen Layton gave the international premiere of ‘The Wings of the Wind’ in the Abbey at Saint-Maurice, Switzerland. The choir also performed works by Tallis, Byrd, Rautavaara and Whitacre, and also gave… Continue Reading
In January to March, Owain conducted three cantatas: two as part of the TCMS Bach Cantata Series 2015, and one for Sidney Sussex’s ‘A little night music’ series. 1. Wachet auf (BWV 140), 2. Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele (BWV 69) and… Continue Reading
Owain conducted the Trinity Singers and TCCO in a performance of Mozart’s timeless Requiem in Trinity College Chapel. Soloists included Camilla Seale, Guy James, Hiroshi Amako and Jonathan Pacey.
ORA and Suzi Digby have recorded a new commission, ‘Upheld by stillness’, as part of a project with works reflecting on pieces by William Byrd. Owain’s piece reflects on the Santus & Benedictus from the Mass for Five voices. The… Continue Reading
Owain has signed a publishing contract with Novello & Company Limited. Existing works will be published, including ten pieces for unaccompanied mixed voice choir, compositions for men’s voices, others for upper voices and an Evensong service with strings. The next… Continue Reading
11th-14th December 2014. The Choral Scholars of Trinity College Cambridge travelled to Lincolnshire to perform Christmas Concerts in Grimsby and Louth, and evensong in Lincoln Cathedral. Amongst music by Ēriks Ešenvalds, Ola Gjeilo and Ben Parry, two of Owain’s arrangements… Continue Reading
Review on Bachtrack: “The world première of 21 year old British composer Owain Park’s song cycle Shakespeare Songs of Night-Time closed the first half. The work comprised of six settings for unaccompanied choir linked with the recurring refrain “Come, gentle night, come,… Continue Reading
Owain conducted a performance of Henry Purcell’s finest opera, Dido and Aeneas. The soloists included Sinéad O’Kelly (Dido) Sophie Gallagher (Belinda), James Wafer (Aeneas) and Pat Dunachie (Sorceress). Violin: Gabriella Jones, Josh Michaels Viola: Nathalie Green-Buckley Basso continuo: Sophie Haynes (‘cello), Seb… Continue Reading
Holst Singers, Music Director Stephen Layton, have commissioned Owain to write a 10-minute work to be performed at their concert, Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The concert will take place at Southwark Cathedral on October 8th 2014 at 7.30pm. “The Holst… Continue Reading
Owain has finished a new setting of the evening canticles, The Gloucester Service, for the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir. The work will be broadcast from Gloucester Cathedral as part of BBC’s Choral Evensong on Wednesday 29th October at 3.30pm, and then… Continue Reading
Owain has written a new setting of ‘Beati quorum via’ for The Countess of Wessex and the Choir of Wells Cathedral, to be performed on September 24th. The piece forms part of a new collection of music for evensong written… Continue Reading
Owain has finished four days of recording in Coventry Cathedral with The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge. The music was by Herbert Howells, and included the well-known setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, ‘Collegium Regale’. Owain also accompanied the… Continue Reading
The 2014 CUOS May Week Production was Jonathan Dove’s ‘Tobias and the Angel’. Two performances were given in Queen’s College Chapel on Thursday 19th June. The cast included Helen Charlston, Pat Dunachie, David Bagnall, James Robinson, Hannah King and Owain.… Continue Reading
The Gesualdo Six, conducted by Owain, performed Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices, interspersed with motets and madrigals by Gesualdo and Monteverdi. Here is a link to listen to the Kyrie from Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices: https://soundcloud.com/the-gesualdo-six/kyrie-mass-for-five-voices Patrick Dunachie Guy James… Continue Reading
Owain has been chosen as the winner of Reverie’s inaugural Young Composers Competition in association with the international publishing company, Edition Peters Ltd. A setting of W.B. Yeats’ poem, ‘The Mother of God’, this piece draws inspiration from an eclectic range of composers such… Continue Reading
Trinity College Choir performed Owain’s Magnificat from ‘The Redcliffe Service’ during evensong. The choir was conducted by Stephen Layton, with Owain at the keys. The performance can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/owainpark/magnificat-the-redcliffe-service
During Holy Week, Vospiri performed a Lenten programme including Tallis Lamentations of Jeremiah, a selection of Gesualdo Tenebrae Responsories and Duruflé Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens. The concert took place in St Mary Magdalen Church, Bristol. Read more about the choir, or find… Continue Reading
Owain gives his fourth recital as part of the Organ Elevenses series at Westbury-on-Trym Parish Church. The programme revolves around a Lenten/Easter theme, and includes music by Bach, Langlais and Howells, capped off with ‘Fanfare on Shine Jesus Shine’ by Christopher… Continue Reading