The Galloway Consort

The Galloway Consort is a group of musicians who specialise in the performance of music programmes from the 15th-17th centuries on instruments constructed to be historically accurate. We often work in costume appropriate to the music we are playing and can provide music  for outdoors as well as the more usual chamber-scale works. The consort has a large collection of instruments on which they hope to reflect the versatility & variety of their renaissance counterparts. The instruments include recorders,crumhorns, shawms, sackbut & curtals from the wind band, and viols, lute, cittern, rebec and harp from the string band along with a variety of percussions such as bells, bones and tabors. Programmes are designed to entertain and enlighten audiences in a light-hearted manner. Street Music: shawms, curtals, sackbuts and percussion the backbone of the renaissance wind-band for festivals, celebrations, banquets & diverse extravagances Ambient music: viols, lutes, recorders and the softer reed instruments suitable for banquets & other social gatherings where people want to be able to talk without raising their voices, but can still listen to and hear the music when they choose to. Recitals: complete collection of instruments & the presence of singers conversant with renaissance singing practice. The consort can offer several recitals on different aspects of Renaissance music, its instrumentation, its role in society and has created other recitals linked to a specific place or character ( James 1V at Falkland Palace, Mary Queen of Scots at Dundrennan Abbey )  This kind of recital has a theatrical element and can be tailored to suit a particular location.  Almost any possibility can be discussed. The consort has a rich experience in adding colour to events including pageants, banquets, processions, plays & revels.  We are always pleased to take the opportunity to reproduce both the spirit and the practice of 16th century musicians at their work. The Galloway Consort is located in South West Scotland. Please e-mail us for a brochure and details of fees. Director: Richard Jones

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