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.

Three weeks, countless scores, and a whirlwind musical pilgrimage from Cambridge to Venice!  Last month, Armonico Consort’s founder director Christopher Monks took time out for research and study – which included viewing original scores by Monteverdi and Vivaldi – and returned with more than enough musical inspiration to shape the next five years. Christopher writes:

Karl Jenkins’s large-scale choral work, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, continues to move audiences with its timeless message of hope, humanity and reconciliation.  It’s a powerful work that Armonico Consort has performed with many hundreds of young people over the years to poignant and memorable effect. In November, the historic and sacred spaces