Dunedin Consort

We've been overwhelmed by all the love and good wishes we've received from our friends and supporters following the recent release of 'Handel in Rome' with Nardus Williams on Linn Records - and it's not just our friends who love it, the critics do too!

‘Nardus Williams sounds heart-stoppingly lovely’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Guardian

‘Williams delivers readings as sensitive as they are technically dazzling’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ BBC Music Magazine

Album of the week: ‘the lustrous firepower of Williams’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Times

Album of the Week: ‘For lovers of Baroque music and fine singing, this is an album of pure pleasure’
Europadisc

‘Nardus Williams brings a fierce authenticity to the performances and the instrumental playing is wonderfully alive too’
Andrew McGregor on Record Review, BBC Radio 3

‘Nardus Williams has confirmed her place as an outstanding artist'
Early Music Review

If you'd like to buy a copy or two, follow the link:
📀 https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/shop/recordings/handel-in-rome/

❤ Thank you to our funders and supporters: Dunard Fund, The Cockaigne Fund, Continuo Foundation Creative Scotland

Dunedin Consort, music director John Butt, and the Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists come together for a side-by-side performance in Edinburgh and London this November.

🎵 Join us as we celebrate Saint Cecilia's Day with Sir John Clerk of Penicuik's 'Leo Scotiae Irritatus' written to celebrate the (ill-fated) Darien Scheme of the late 1690s, and Henry Purcell's 'Hail! Bright Cecilia' written in honour of St Cecilia, patron saint of musicians.

📆 Friday 22 November, 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh
📆 Sunday 24 November, 12 noon Royal Academy of Music London
🎤 pre-concert talk in Edinburgh, 6.30pm
🎟 https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/hail-bright-cecilia/

Hail Bright Cecilia | Fri 22nd Nov Royal Academy of Music & Dunedin Consort

🎄 Who wouldn't want to co-present with this absolute charmer, with an epic new script from writer Megan Shandley!?

Don't miss out! Find out more: dunedin-consort.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/

A fabulous interview with John Butt and Nardus Williams as they discuss all things ‘Handel in Rome’ with Martin Cullingford, Editor of Gramophone.

Handel in Rome, with Nardus Williams and John Butt Listen as we explore what it's like to perform works from this thrilling early period of Handel's creativity

🚨🎭 CASTING 🎭🚨

Dunedin Consort is going to Hollywood! 🎥 Well not quite, but we are casting for an actor/presenter to join us as a new character in our very exciting revamp of the Children's Messiah! 🎉

Check out the role description, and further details about what the casting involves in our job description below: https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/

⏰ DEADLINE: 5 NOVEMBER 2024

If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch... and please help spread the word far and wide! 🌏

Wowee can you believe it's that time of year already? That's right, Intrada applications are now OPEN! 🎉

🧐 Want to know more? Find out all about our Europe-wide artists development scheme for historically informed orchestral instrumentalists, organised with our friends at B'Rock Orchestra Concerto Copenhagen and Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century:
dunedin-consort.org.uk/learning-and-participation/Intrada/

⏰ Deadline: MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2024

This October, Dunedin Consort joins forces with Hebrides Ensemble to present James MacMillan’s 'Since it was the Day of Preparation' in London, Cumnock, and Glasgow.

Matthew Brook - Christ
The Singers from Dunedin Consort
Hebrides Ensemble

📆 Friday 25 October - Kings Place, London
📆 Saturday 26 October - St John's Church, Cumnock
📆 Sunday 27 October - New Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
🎟 https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/tag/hebrides-ensemble/

🎶 Sing with the Dunedin Consort! 🎶

From May 30 to June 1, 2025, join us in Stirling for our Scottish Choral Weekend. Under the guidance of Ellie Slorach and the talented singers from Dunedin Consort, you'll dive into the world of early music with:

✨Group singing sessions
🎶 Small ensemble workshops
🎼 1 to 1 vocal coaching

It's your chance to learn from the best and perform alongside Dunedin Consort professional singers so grab some friends and get involved! Check out the link below for more information👇

https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/learning-and-participation/choral-weekend-2024/

✨"I loved every minute and was sad it was not longer… I had so much fun and learned so much. The people working with us were fantastic and the attendees lovely. Such warmth and kindness all weekend. Touched my soul and you can’t get better than that."✨

🎼 🤩 Come and compose for us, in collaboration with the absolutely amazing team at Mahogany... This should be a really special project, we can't wait! 🤩 🎼

📅 Deadline 4th November

OPEN CALL: Snappy Opera Commission 2025 - Mahogany Opera Mahogany Opera Group is a leading commissioner and producer of new opera and music theatre.