The King's Consort
The King's Consort is a prominent British period music orchestra founded in 1980 by the English conductor and harpsichordist Robert King (b. Wombourne, 1960).[1] The ensemble has an associated choral group, Choir of The King's Consort. Together, they have made over 90 recordings, largely on the Hyperion label, and have sold over 1,000,000 discs.[2]
Their repertoire is primarily from the baroque and early classical period and includes recordings and live performances of opera, vocal and instrumental music. The ensemble's main performing base was in London's Wigmore Hall from 1987 until 2005. However, they now use the larger Cadogan Hall for performances that require both the orchestra and the choir. The King's Consort has performed several times at the BBC Proms including, The Coronation of King George II a special programme to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (2002), Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 (2004) and Michael Haydn's Requiem Mass (2006).
The King's Consort Choir appears on the sound tracks of several films, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Kingdom of Heaven, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and The Da Vinci Code.[3]
Amongst their most recent awards is the 2006 BBC Music Magazine Choral Award for their recording of Michael Haydn's Requiem Mass. [4]
In June 2007, harpsichordist Matthew Halls took over as the group's Artistic Director from Robert King, who was jailed for sexually abusing minors. [5]. The group's manager is Viola Scheffel.
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