Artist description Eight musicians, who sing and play multiple instruments. The consort can produce a wide range of instrumental groupings, from sackbuts and cornets, shawms, recorders, viols to "a capella" voice. The consort can also play with choirs, adding apropriate instruments to performance of 16th and 17th century music, by composers such as Monteverdi, Lassus, Schutz etc.

Music Style Early music, from renaissance to baroque

Musical Influences European music from 1300 to 1700. Italian, English, Spanish, German, Flemish, French

Similar Artists Dufai Collective, Loeki Stardust, Hysperion XX

Artist History Founded in 1987. Have performed in native East Anglia, as well as London, Oxford, Cambridge and many other locations.

Group Members Steve Cassidy, cornet, shawm, bagpipes, recorder, voice (musical director) Jennie Cassidy, curtal, shawm, recorder, harp, principal voice Jim Parr, cornet, shawm, bagpipe, recorder, voice David Fergusson, sackbut, recorder, crumhorn, voice Sue James, sackbut, shawm, recorder, flute, bagpipe, voice Michelin Wandor, recorder, viol, voice Steve Hornung, sackbut, curtal, shawm, bagpipes, recorder, voice Ann Hornung, viol, percussion, voice

Instruments Cornets & Sackbuts, Recorders, viols, shawms, curtals, bagpipes, percussion, voice

Location Ipswich, England - United Kingdom

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