"Behold a virgin/O thou that tellest"Ian Howell Countertenor

Jean Harlowe, Mother Theresa I think we are getting warmer....

Such beauty & purity of ours before the conflict. She is not the Virgin Mary. The Next Virgin out of Elizabeth captured by the Angels. No mother of Christ likely Emmanuel indeed. Possibly of ArchAngel Michael & then you see his unwitting repremand for the Virgin Mary. Rapsody's Flame the sacred Pagan unio. The cleft in her chin........
All behold our love & our divide!

I don't think Ian Howell's voice is that similar to Scholl or Daniels. I would say it's more similar to Daniel Taylor's, but somewhat fuller and warmer, rather like an American Michael Chance (now that is a compliment!) before he started singing all those high notes and made his lower register disappear.

Beautiful video.

Hi Ian, I am your very big fan and I am asking you about one , for me important, thing.. have you a recording of "But who may abide"? I am going to sing it next month in church and I am interested in your recordings :) :) So if you have, can you send me/upload it? Or have you any tips for good performances? I heard two ( by Scholl and Kožená-she is my very favorite singer, because she is czech too :)) and I am not sure about the best perf. Have a nice day!

Great Ian. Handel knew what he was doing. So do you. Your sound to me is like Daniels or Scholl's. My teachers had no clue as how the CT voice worked, so I used Bowman for a model. I was told, when solo, I sound like Deller, which isn't a bad thing.
Do you work choral as well as solo? Any trouble keeping the vibrato out when sing pure for choral music? Thank goodness for good CTs, like you. Keep it up.

Hi Ian, your beutiful voice, your intelligent interpretation as well as your musical skills make me thing why I hadn't hear you alive, please , wo trougth the world, could be yours. Alfonso Mejia Arias

hi Ian,
nice work.
sang myself the same aria many times,and i think your interpretation is really good.

I have listened to this at least two dozen times! This is THE most marvelous, innovative rendering I have ever heard. You are giving David Daniels a true run for the money. I would like to know more about your background and how long you have been singing.

Someone made a comment that you had slurs--I don't know what he was talking about. Sounds like a hater.

Ian, from one fellow musician to another, may I ask how you came up with the rendition you did on the video?

(cont')
The interpretation is basically mine. I've known this song since I was a kid, and have assimilated many opinions re: ornaments, tempi, etc... This was a live recording with a group in New Haven, CT, USA.
I've studied with David Daniels, and am flattered that you would make the comparision.

Thanks for listening!

Be well,

~ian