Orlando Consort

The Orlando Consort was 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 Network of Great Britain, a forerunner of the NCEM, York. The group disbanded in 2024. The last concert was a performance of 'Voices Appeared' for the Boston Early Music Festival on June 7 2024. This was a live soundtrack of music composed or performed during the lifetime of Joan of Arc. The soundtrack was devised and designed by Donald Greig to accompany screenings of Carl Theodor Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928). The four founding members were: Robert Harre-Jones (countertenor) Charles Daniels (tenor) Angus Smith (tenor) Donald Greig (baritone) The four members of the second iteration of the group were: Matthew Venner - counter tenor Mark Dobell - tenor Angus Smith - tenor Donald Greig - baritone The principal members were members of the Tallis Scholars, Gabrieli Consort or Taverner Consort. The Consort has also performed and recorded with the jazz quartet Perfect Houseplants.

Machaut: A Lover's Death - 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Pierre de la Rue - 2024-07-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Machaut: The Fount of Grace - 2023-07-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Machaut: Songs from Remede de Fortune (Complete Machaut Edition 9) - 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000000Z

The Florentine Renaissance: Florence’s Golden Age Under the Medici - 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000000Z

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