Consort

Brampton Consort is a sub-group of Brampton Chamber Choir, and is made up of five singers who sing one voice to a part. We regularly sing semi-chorus sections, providing a lighter texture which contrasts well with the full, warm sound of the whole choir.  We always perform stand-alone works within Brampton Chamber Choir concerts, and also give concerts independently.

COMING UP:

Our next performance is at 3pm on Sunday 10th May 2026. We are delighted to welcome Frances Faux (soprano and keyboard), along with historian Maks Loth-Hill for an exploration of women writers of the Renaissance. Maks is well known for his lively talks which bring history to life. He will be examining the works of four women writers, based on the book Shakespeare’s Sisters by Ramie Targoff, with Brampton Consort providing illustrative music of the period.

RECENT PERFORMANCES:

Our most recent concert was with poet Martyn Halsall, at St Peter’s Church, Bywell in Northumberland on Saturday 27th September. Martyn read from his collection The Weather Door, and we sang music about weather, water and the sea.

Saturday 5th July – a concert of European sacred music at St Patrick’s Church, Patterdale at 6pm.

“Writing the Renaissance” an afternoon of talks and music, with historian Maks Loth-Hill, on four prominent women writers of the period. At St Lawrence’s Church, Appleby on Saturday 28th September 2024 at 3 pm.

Sunday 14th April 2024: The life and times of William Byrd in the 401st anniversary year of his death in 1623. The life of the composer through examples of his music illuminated by director Simon Mortimer, with lively historical context provided by Maks Loth-Hill.

PAST CONCERTS:

Celebrating St Cuthbert: A concert at St Lawrence’s Church, Appleby at 3 pm Saturday 18th March, with historian Maks Loth-Hill. An afternoon of music from the Consort, interspersed with short talks on the life of St Cuthbert from the energetic and entertaining Maks! We last sang here in 2021, and were very pleased to have returned to this lovely building.

On 5th November 2022 we performed with The Herdwyck Consort at St Martin’s Church, Brampton in a concert to mark the season of All Souls, featuring the glorious six part Mass for the Dead by Renaissance Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria.