Chronicles of the Chancel

The Lute Consort Partnership

Welcoming guest lutenists for the autumn vespers sequence.

Rehearsing Tallis in the Stone Nave

An extended look at our upcoming choral sessions, working through the layered voice parts of Thomas Tallis under the clerestory glass.

From the Rehearsal Benches

Recent dispatches from our library and acoustic trials.

Score Research Notes

Acoustic Trials in the Chancel

Visiting Choristers

Examining parchment notations from the Salisbury ordinal for the upcoming Marian vespers.

Rehearsing alongside visiting parish singers for our annual Michaelmas service.

Testing microphone placement and natural reverberation times for our next recording session.

On Intimate Polyphony

Early music was never meant for vast concert halls; it was written for living rooms, chapels, and quiet evenings among friends. When we perform beneath the timber rafters of St Mary-Marsden, the acoustic encourages a conversation between voices rather than a projection across space.

Our rehearsal notes seek to document this ongoing dialogue between historic parchment and modern performance practice, inviting our patrons into the quiet workshop of the consort.

Get in touch with the consort warden for programme details.