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Programmes |
| Consortium5 perform a considerable range of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Contemporary music on a
staggering array of instruments, the variety of which is as engaging visually as it is acoustically. As well as offering the sample programmes described below, we are always happy to accommodate specific requests or preferences for a particular epoch or style to focus on! |
Royal Chambers, Sacred Vaults and Noble Homes. |
The Recorder: Europe's Richman, Poorman, Beggarman or Thief? |
'Noyses, Sounds and Sweet Ayres...' |
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The development of the recorder over the centuries has been inspired by the settings and expectations of performance.
Witness an exploration of the relationship between music and space ranging from the ethereal beauty of sacred music to
artful counterpoint, courtly dances and contemporary soundscapes. Consortium5 offer a glimpse into forgotten worlds of church, royalty, leisure and life, contrasted with modern approaches to their instrument's possibilities. Programme to include works by Victoria, Holborne, Tye, Byrd, Boismortier, Vivaldi, Styles. |
During its long and varied history as an instrument played at Royal Courts as well as in popular domestic music making,
the recorder has been associated with the characteristics of all of the above. In this provocative programme Consortium5 displays the wealth, colour and diversity of music that the recorder either 'owns' or has claimed and appropriated for this performance on an impressive range of baroque, Renaissance and modern instruments. |
With this quote from Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest’, Consortium5 invites the audience to join them on an exploration of the hidden
treasures of Elizabethan and Jacobean consort repertoire, both from England and contemporary European musical cultures. Discover a delightful wealth of sounds ranging from timeless spirituality to artful counterpoint and the jaunty rhythms of courtly dances. |
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