Armonico Consort is a critically acclaimed UK choir and instrumental ensemble renowned for its inspiring concerts and imaginative singing education programme, AC Academy.

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. Drawing on the passions of forward-thinking founder and artistic director Christopher Monks, our professional singers and musicians perform inspiring programmes, spanning the Baroque to the present day.
Central to Armonico Consort is our education programme AC Academy, which reaches 15,000 children a year across the UK through its in-school Choir Creation Scheme and after-school AC Academy Choirs in partnership with music hubs nationwide.

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.
The charity develops and supports choirs and choir leaders across the UK through its in-school Choir Creation Scheme, after school AC Academy Choirs and SEN projects, in partnership with music hubs nationwide and in collaboration with venues such as the Royal Albert Hall.
By 2020, we aim to create 300 children’s choirs and 300 choir leaders leaving a singing legacy across the country.

Armonico's workplace choir scheme
There’s never been a better time to invest in the health and happiness of your workforce.
There is strong scientific evidence that singing helps reduce stress and improves mental and physical well-being. Our research shows it boosts productivity too.
Voice Squad is Armonico Consort’s workplace choir scheme which brings employees from across the business together in a social and fun activity to help create a happier, more productive, workforce.
Find out more about Voice Squad half-day workshops and longer term choir creation.

What's On
SUPERSIZE POLYPHONY 2
SUPERSIZE POLYPHONY 2: 24/01/2025 - 07/02/2025
The critically acclaimed Supersize Polyphony programme of choral music on a colossal scale, made Armonico Consort famous across the British Isles. Back with even more daring and adventurous staging in 20 – 40, and even 60 different voice parts, we will once again sing 360 degrees around the audience, totally immersing them in their sound!
AC ACADEMY SCHOLARS MASTERCLASS WITH ELIN MANAHAN THOMAS
AC ACADEMY SCHOLARS MASTERCLASS WITH ELIN MANAHAN THOMAS: 23/03/2025 - 23/03/2025
Armonico Consort’s brilliant young AC Academy Scholars work with world renowned soprano, and long- time Armonico friend, Elin Manahan Thomas in a variety of repertoire. The event will take place on the 22nd March and end with a performance at 3pm, and all are welcome to attend with a retiring collection. For any enquiries regarding
HANDEL ISRAEL IN EGYPT
HANDEL ISRAEL IN EGYPT: 05/04/2025 - 19/04/2025
Israel in Egypt is without a doubt Handel’s most spectacular choral showpiece. Almost certainly the most dramatic choral writing form the 18th century and Biblically epic, from graphic musical depictions of flies, frogs, hailstones, the river Nile turning to blood to the parting of the Red Sea. For lovers of the lyrical and ornate choruses of Messiah
NAKED BYRD 2
NAKED BYRD 2: 06/05/2025 - 06/05/2025
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 music ever written, envelop yourself with the
RACHMANINOV VESPERS
RACHMANINOV VESPERS: 20/06/2025 - 08/07/2025
If you are new to the Vespers, think of his divine Symphony no 2, but performed by voices, and you won’t even get close to how incredible this is! Just 110 years ago, what is widely praised as Rachmaninov’s greatest achievement and the greatest achievement of the Russian Orthodox Church was created. The composer managed
BEOWULF
BEOWULF: 15/07/2025
Join Armonico Consort in the retelling of Beowulf, one of the world’s greatest mythical tales, in an evening of musical entertainment. Discover a legendary time of heroes and warriors as Prince Beowulf battles demons and magical beasts. Featuring a gripping script written by William Towers, this touching epic saga has been set to music by
THE FAIRY QUEEN
HENRY PURCELL'S THE FAIRY QUEEN: 22/07/2025 - 22/07/2025
For 15 years, Armonico Consort has been in demand by festivals in the UK and Europe to perform its inimitable version of Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas. The singers and actors of the company now turn their attention to Purcell’s greatest semi-opera in a brand new semi-staged version with a specially adapted script from Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer
ARMONICO CONSORT – ON DEMAND
News
Patrons gather for Armonico’s Membership re-launch
Armonico Scholar Anna wins BBC Chorister of the Year
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