#oktavist

The first time was when I was simply looking up "basso profondo" since that's what one reactor called Geoff. Imagine my surprise and delight when I got to the oktavist section and there he was, listed among the deepest of the basses.

Today, I found him mentioned in the recorded versions of the song "Till Then." Geoff has done so many covers, both with VoicePlay and solo, but this is the first time I can remember one of his covers being mentioned in the song's Wikipedia entry.

As a thank you for reading this far, here is Geoff's cover. Headphones with a good bass range are a must with his songs.

Yep. Patrick Page can go a

Full Octave

below BASS. This means he is actually classified as an oktavist voice type.

The Vox Ensemble record the Requiem by Pierre de la Rue, featuring the outstanding oktavist Glenn Miller. 

I had forgotten the power of Renaissance polyphony, and how it sends my scattered mind into a deep tranquility. The same happens to me when listening to medieval music, as well as that of the Baroque.