The Galloway Consort 2009 at The Wigtown Book Festival
The Galloway Consort is a group of musicians who specialise in the performance of European music from the 15th -17th centuries on instruments constructed to be historially accurate. They often work in costume appropriate to the music they 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 reflect the versatility and variety of their renaissance counterparts. The instruments include recorders, crumhorns and shawms from the wind band and viols, lute, vihuela,rebec and renaissance guitar from the string band with a variety of percussion such as bells, bones and tabors. Programmes are designed to entertain and enlighten audiences in a light-hearted manner.
Doors Open Day at Amisfield Tower
Ambient Music : viols, lutes, recorders and the softer reed instruments suitable for banquets and other social gatherings where people want to be able to talk without raising their voices, but can still listen to the music when they choose too. Music for weddings and celebrations in historic locations too.
Recitals : complete collection of instruments and 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, its repertoire - and the consort has created other recitals linked to specific places and characters (James IV at Falkland Palace, Mary Queen of Scots at Dundrennan Abbey) This kind of recital can have a theatrical element and can be tailored to suit a particular location.
Music workshop at The Guildhall, Carlisle
Lecture/Demonstrations : The consort has created educational programmes for schools and colleges, for museums and music clubs, and for Historic Scotland and the National Museum of Scotland. Such programmes include opportunities for participation and cover such aspects as music in society, construction and development of instruments and the music they played. Programmes can be tailored to all ages of children and abilities of adults.
The consort has a rich experience in adding colour to events including pageants, banquets, processions, plays and revels. Almost any possibility can be discussed. They 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 in Edinburgh Castle
The Galloway Consort is located in South West Scotland
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