The Newberry Consort is an early music ensemble from Chicago, Illinois. It was established in 1986 and is affiliated with the Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies. The Consort is also in residence at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. Reviewer Alan Artner praised a 2014 performance of the Consort as "...spiritedly played and sung... early music at its committed best."

The group performs music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods featuring a roster of local and international musicians. The Consort has recorded several albums for the Harmonia Mundi USA label.

The Newberry Consort

Co-Directors

David Douglass, early violins

Ellen Hargis, soprano

Frequent and Recent Collaborators

Tom Zajac, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist

David Schrader, harpsichord

Charles Metz, harpsichord

Rachel Barton Pine, violin and rebec

Bruce Dickey, cornetto

Jeremy Ward, bass violin

Brandi Berry, violin and viola

Steven Player, vocalist and dancer

References

External links

The Newberry Consort Page

About the Consort

Interview with Mary Springfels, July 19, 1989

Early music consorts

Musical groups established in 1986

Musical groups from Chicago

1986 establishments in Illinois

The Newberry Consort