KENDAL Midday Concert Club continues its fortnightly series of Wednesday lunchtime concerts at Kendal Town Hall on October 17 with the Dunedin Consort.
The Edinburgh-based outfit was founded in 1997 by Ben Parry and Susan Hamilton as a vocal ensemble and is named after Din Eidyn, the ancient Celtic name of Edinburgh Castle. Since 2003, and under the musical direction of John Butt, professor of music at Glasgow University, the ensemble - now involving both vocal and instrumental forces - has become Scotland’s leading specialist period instrument ensemble.
The consort ranges in size from three to four performers for its small chamber music programmes to 70 or more performers for the large choral works. Many of the singers and instrumentalists have worked with the ensemble for years. It broadcasts frequently on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Scotland and has won many recording awards.
Performances start at 1pm.
As usual, snack lunches are available from 11.50am.
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