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Orlando Consort

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Active from
  
1988

Genre
  
World

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Albums
  
Scattered Rhymes, The Dart of Love

Members
  
Robert Harre-Jones, Donald Greig, Angus Smith, Mark Dobell, Charles Daniels

Record labels
  
Deutsche Grammophon, Universal Music LLC

Similar
  
Hilliard Ensemble, Paul Hillier, Loyset Compère, Antoine Busnois, I Fagiolini

25 years of the orlando consort


The Orlando Consort is a British vocal consort which is best known for performing renaissance choral music one voice to a part. The Consort was founded in 1988 as part of the activities of the Early Music Centre of Great Britain, a forerunner of the NCEM, York.

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The four founding members were:

  • Robert Harre-Jones (countertenor)
  • Charles Daniels (tenor)
  • Angus Smith (tenor)
  • Donald Greig (baritone)
  • The four current members are:

  • Matthew Venner - counter tenor
  • Mark Dobell - tenor
  • Angus Smith - tenor
  • Donald Greig - baritone
  • The principal members are or were members of the Tallis Scholars, Gabrieli Consort or Taverner Consort.

    The Consort has also performed and recorded with the jazz quarter Perfect Houseplants.

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    Discography

    For Metronome, DG Archiv and Harmonia Mundi USA.

    Orlando Consort Singerscom Vocal Harmony A Cappella Group Orlando Consort

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    Songs

    De profundis clamaviMotets (Orlando Consort) · 2000
    Trinkt und singtFood - Wine & Song - Music and Feasting in Renaissance Europe · 2001
    Sile fragorFood - Wine & Song - Music and Feasting in Renaissance Europe · 2001

    References

    Orlando Consort Wikipedia