Armonico Consort is a critically acclaimed choir and instrumental ensemble renowned for inspiring audiences with passionate performances, providing imaginative singing opportunities for young people through their singing education programme, and helping people living with dementia through the power of music.
Inspiring audiences with passionate performances
Critically acclaimed choir and instrumental ensemble Armonico Consort entertains audiences across the country with its high quality concerts, outstanding recordings and innovative projects.
The legacy of a choir that lasts forever
AC Academy is Armonico Consort’s extensive and imaginative singing education programme, which reaches 15,000 young people a year offering life-changing experiences and first-class performance opportunities through fun and engaging singing projects.
Helping communities through the power of music
Led by Armonico Consort’s professional musicians, we bring our expertise and knowledge to create amazing musical experiences for communities.
We provide singing programmes for young people, employees, older adults, care homes and singing workshops for people who are living with dementia.
What's On
KARL JENKINS | THE ARMED MAN
KARL JENKINS | THE ARMED MAN: 12/11/2025 - 27/11/2025
Commissioned by the Royal Armouries to mark the new millennium, Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man is dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo conflict, whose tragedy was unfolding as it was being composed. Blending genres and cultures, and embracing the full range of emotions that the war evokes, Jenkins conveys a powerful message for world
HANDEL’S FIREWORKS
HANDEL'S FIREWORKS: 05/12/2025 - 29/01/2026
Composed for the coronation of King George II, and performed at every coronation since, Zadok the Priest and The King Shall Rejoice have stamped their mark on music history as some of the most powerful and evocative works to have been composed for such an event. Made up of 18 short movements for chorus and
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT: 15/12/2025 - 23/12/2025
Carols by Candlelight has become a firm tradition of Armonico Consort’s festive programme over the past 25 years. What better way to enjoy the warmth and joy of the Christmas season than in the sublime candlelit setting for a feast of carols, combining traditional favourites and newly discovered works. On 15 December, we’re delighted to
A MOMENT OF CALM
A MOMENT OF CALM: 31/01/2026 - 01/02/2026
Our Naked Byrd concert series and recordings defined the second decade of Armonico Consort. This exquisitely crafted programme which intertwined magical chants by Hildegard of Bingen and incredible 16th Century Polyphony, is the most powerful choral music of the 20th Century. A Moment of Calm is a brand-new programme which brings together international soprano Eloise
NAKED BYRD 2
NAKED BYRD 2: 05/03/2026 - 05/03/2026
☆☆☆☆☆ “Splendid” Naked Byrd THE INDEPENDENT Copy: Ten years on from our most successful concert series and CD recordings to date, indulge yourself in the second part of our collection of the incredible world of choral music from the last 800 years, with simple raw emotion at its heart. Featuring some of the Greatest Choral
THE FORGOTTEN SCARLATTI
THE FORGOTTEN SCARLATTI: 06/03/2026 - 06/03/2026
COMING SOON!
J.S. BACH ST MATTHEW PASSION
J.S. BACH ST MATTHEW PASSION: 24/03/2026 - 27/03/2026
J.S. Bach vividly, passionately, and dramatically brings to life the tale of the Passion of Christ according to Matthew, in what is perhaps the greatest of all the Passion settings and without doubt one of the finest choral works ever composed. Whatever your own spiritual beliefs, it is a work of genius, combining the most
ARMONICO CONSORT – ON DEMAND
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Supersize Polyphony
THE TIMES
Splendid - Naked Byrd 2
THE INDEPENDENT
Dido & Aeneas – “The vocal ensembles are beautifully sparse and luminous and the instrumental playing is brightly streamlined.”
THE GUARDIAN
THE TELEGRAPH
