• Silver Tongues - Medieval music to celebrate Gothic Voices' 25th anniversary season
• The Medieval Magic Carpet - A musical flight-of-fancy hosted by Brother Giraldus
• A Medieval Grand Tour - A musical journey of discovery around Europe
• Arts Ancient and Modern - The old, the new and the contemporary
• At the Court of the Virgin Mary - The story of the composition of the “Salve Regina”
• Bruno of Toul - Medieval music featuring 11th century plainchant of Pope Leo IX
• Champagne and Burgundy - A celebration of Machaut and Dufay
• Echoes from an Old Hall - Later medieval music (6 singers)
• Nowel Syng We Bothe Al and Some - A version of our Christmas programme for (5 singers)
• Puer Natus Est, A Child is Born - Medieval music for the Christmas season
• The Combat of Life and Death - Martyrdom and resurrection
• The Pilgrimage of Man - Music from the time of the Crusades
• The Testament of St Gregory - Gregorian chant and its influence on medieval music
• The Tournament of Love - Medieval love songs

This section gives Concert Promoters guidance over which of our programmes might best suit their needs and venue. There is more detail on the individual programme pages, along with recordings of some of the pieces which make up each programme.

There is no reason why secular music cannot be performed in a sacred venue and vice versa - after all popular tunes sometimes crept into medieval mass settings and secular motets might easily be based on fragments of Gregorian chant. More important is matching the music to the size and acoustical properties of the venue. That said, both of our special Jubilee programmes - Silver Tongues and The Medieval Magic Carpet - contain a mixture of sacred and secular music and are designed to work in most types of building.

A large building, such as a Cathedral with a resonance of more than six seconds, will be better suited to slower-moving pieces or the soaring cadences of plainchant where detail is not so easily lost. Programmes such as The Testament of St Gregory, Bruno of Toul or The Pilgrimage of Man would all work well here.

The more intimate setting of a small theatre is probably better suited to an entirely secular programme such as The Tournament of Love or a mixed programme like A Medieval Grand Tour covering secular and sacred pieces which might be deemed suitable for performance at, for example, the court of a bishop or nobleman.

A medium-sized church could be ideal for programmes such as At the Court of the Virgin Mary, or perhaps a mixed programme featuring a 20th century commission inspired by and contrasting with medieval models: Arts Ancient and Modern which would also be suitable for a resonant concert hall.

All of the above programmes are designed for our usual touring group of four singers. Promoters looking for something on a slightly larger scale might like to consider a programme for six singers Echoes from an Old Hall which features music from the early 15th century English “Old Hall Manuscript”.

Seasonal music is catered for with two programmes for Christmas: Puer natus est (for four singers) and Nowel syng we bothe al and some (for five singers). Easter or Holy Week would be a particularly appropriate time for The Combat of Life and Death (for four singers), a programme also well-suited to a church associated with a martyr.

Good communication with our audience is a vital ingredient of Gothic Voices concerts. In English-speaking countries we make a point of giving entertaining and informative introductions to set the pieces in their context and give the audience something of the flavour of the medieval world.

We are very happy to discuss music with promoters who may wish for a programme following a particular theme. Please see the “Contact us” section of this website.