Cavendish Consort Concert April 05            

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The Wivenhoe Encyclopedia

April 2005 - The Cavendish Consort Concert in aid of the Engine Shed Project

The Cavendish Consort gave a concert of English music from the 12th to the 18th centuries for St George's Day at St Mary's Church, Wivenhoe on 23^rd April, 2005, in aid of the Engine Shed Project.

The group consists of six musicians - three from Wivenhoe and three from Colchester who play regularly in concerts in and around the area. The group specialise in early music which they play on copies of musical instruments of the time.

Jackie Wallace plays recorders, crumhorn and psaltery while Marcel Glover who has made instruments as well, plays the bassoon as well as recorder. Chris Gibson plays violin and fiddell - a kind of medieval fiddle and Di Naylor tenor viol and baroque cello. Toby Parr specialises in keyboard and Andrew Spencer sings and plays recorder. Everyone has a go at the bells - which were made for the group in the Whitechapel Bell Foundry - and the drum and tambour without which the medieval music would not have its particular sound.  

Music composed by English kings was included in the programme - by Richard the Lionheart when he was imprisoned and by Henry the 8th - Past Time in Good Company. Music was also there by Italian and German composers who made their homes in London during the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as by Thomas Erskine, the Earl of Kelly, who wrote lovely concertos and Thomas Paxton, a virtuoso cellist. Each member of the group played a solo as was common in the 18th century. 

The group has French, German and Italian music in its repertoire and has been going for many years. Most of the musicians in the group have been taught by Peter Holman the musicologist who lives in Colchester and who directs the Suffolk Villages Festival each year. Some play in the Essex Baroque Orchestra and some sing in Psalmody, as well as  Colchester Bach Orchestra and Choir.

In addition to concerts the group play for weddings and other events and have made recordings.

They hope to give more concerts in Wivenhoe, especially when the Engine Shed is complete!

Diana Naylor

Last updated:
02 May 2005