Comprising ‘a crack squad of the finest British early music singers’ (Stephen Rice writing in Early Music Today), the group is distinguished from other early music ensembles by its innovative performances of unearthed treasures and reconstructions of important musical and liturgical events.Explanation of their name. Gallery.
With the first track, "Asperges me," it is very obvious that women are singing, and not boys--well it probably seems obvious because the piece starts off with the lines in that voice range. They seem to be proficient, and Morales is a master of polyphony, right? They are a relatively young group, and have only a few recordings out, but they are planning on releasing a couple this year.
Ensemble Plus Ultra official site
artist page for Michael Noone; his page at the Plus Ultra website
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