Generally when we think of the first great flowering of English church music, our minds go to the giants of the Tudor age – Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons and their contemporaries. But as we learned this evening in the company of the Orlando Consort, the rich tradition of English choral music has even earlier origins, back in the priories of the Middle Ages.
2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:11:02+00:002011-02-03English choral music - chapter oneOrlando Consort - "The Call of the Phoenix"en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-orlando-consortBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJane Shuttleworthhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2331https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2331https://bachtrack.com/files/40598-jane-bachtrack.jpgJane Shuttleworth is a choral singer and recorder player, and specialises in Renaissance, baroque and modern music. She lives in Durham and runs a local music listings, news and reviews site Music in Durhamhttps://bachtrack.com/files/424-orlando_consort.jpg400301The Orlando Consort2011-Feb-02, Durham University: Music Department: Musicon Concertshttps://bachtrack.com/listing-orlando-consort2011-02-022011-02-02Durham University: Music DepartmentDurhamNorth-EastUnited KingdomDH1 3RLPalace Green54.774495-1.57511794