O WISDOM with Jess Gillam, Gesualdo Six and National Youth Choir
19:00 to 20:30 - April 2, 2026
Reading Town Hall, Blagrave St, Reading, RG1 1QH

Experience superstar saxophonist Jess Gillam as she joins forces with leading choral ensembles Gesualdo Six and National Youth Choir for a truly unique concert experience. Journey through darkness into light in this immersive, uplifting performance, featuring some of the UK's most exciting young talents.

A programme glistening with choral gems both old and new, including Will Todd's O WISDOM.

The concert opens with William Byrd's Ave Verum and concludes with its modern-day re-imagining from Roderick Williams. Also featuring luminous works from Orlando Gibbons  and Ayana Witter-Johnson, this evening promises to bathe audiences in the glow of choral magic.

Programme to include:

William Byrd | Ave verum
Hildegard von Bingen | O gloriosissimi
Thomas Tallis (arr. Christian Forshaw) | Te lucis ante terminum
Orlando Gibbons | The Silver Swan
Will Todd | O Wisdom
Ayanna Witter-Johnson | Lumina
Roderick Williams | Ave verum re-imagined

Artists

Jess Gillam, saxophone
Gesualdo Six
National Youth Choir (18-25 Years)
Nicholas Chalmers, conductor

On sale to National Youth Choir Friends: from Friday 6 February
On general sale: from Thursday 12 February

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