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Press Acclaim
Dido & Aeneas/Venus and Adonis with Opera Collective Ireland at Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg, August 2024
'Resurgam ensemble, which was overwhleming in terms of precision, vocal power and accuracy, offered baroque opera at its finest.'
- Dr Ingobert Waltenberger, Online Merker
'The chorus (Resurgam), an important element in both operas, was impressively precise and expressive'
'the chorus was particularly noteworthy, especially in the final chorus, which could have been taken from a requiem.'
- MOZ/Markische Oderzeitung
'Thomas Weelkes: Gentleman Extraordinary' disc, released, November 2023
'The excellent Irish vocal group Resurgam...directed by Mark Duley...discover Weelke's distinctive brilliance, expertly dislayed here.'
- The Guardian
'Whether accompanied by the organ or the pungent brass of the cornets and sackbuts, the voices of Resurgam under Duley's unerringly paced direction make an imposing yet wonderfully sensitive sound, the long lines exquisitely shaped, bringing out all the beauty of Weelke's rough-hewn invention.'
- Europadisc
Cork International Choral Festival GALA Concert 2021
"Early music specialists, Resurgam, mined the Italian influence in 17th century German repertoire building to a mighty motet by JS Bach. Director Mark Duley mixed and matched nimble forces of five singers, chamber organ and harp to produce a satisfying variety of timbre and pace. Siobhán Armstrong’s plucked harp strings blended with the ethereal soprano voices of Aisling Kenny and Charlotte Trepess in Monteverdi’s setting of the Song of Solomon would make a cynic believe in angels."
Cathy Desmond
Irish Examiner
May 3rd 2021
Quotes from the Irish Times
"Resurgam maintained its reputation as one of the most accomplished choirs on this island….
"Mark Duley doubled as conductor and continuo organist with characteristic efficiency and verve…. "
"With complete confidence, [Resurgam] sang demanding 16th- and 17th-century polychoral music from Italy, Spain and Germany….
"This Messiah was a treat from start to finish…."
"The three Michaelmas contatas called for an unusually adept choir – and they got one…."
"Resurgam darted through Bach’s labyrinthine counterpoints with disciplined clarity and florid tone…."
"Resurgam’s singing was razor-sharp and, even at slow speeds, full of life…."
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Resurgam's First CD!
Purchase it now from us and support Ireland's premier early music choir!
Resurgam, Ireland's premier project choir, is proud to announce its first-ever commercial recording project: a unique recording of the music of Thomas Weelkes. In collaboration with the award-winning English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble (ECSE), released in November 2023 just ahead of the composer's 400th anniversary!
