About the Binchois Consort

The Binchois Consort was founded in 1995 to perform Dufay’s Mass for St Anthony of Padua as part of a liturgical Mass for the Saint’s feast day. Its recording of that Mass (CDA66854) was released by Hyperion in 1996 to an enthusiastic critical reception. All its subsequent discs have received similarly stunning reviews. The second, ‘Music for St James the Greater by Guillaume Dufay’, received numerous awards, including ‘Recording of the Month’ and ‘Early Music Recording of the Year’ in ‘Gramophone’ magazine and a 'Diapason d’or.’ The group’s fourth disc, ‘Josquin Des Prez and his Contemporaries,’ was voted runner-up to the ‘Early Music Recording of the Year’ for 2002 by ‘Gramophone;’ and its next release, of Masses and motets by Busnois, Domarto and Pullois, was shortlisted for the same award and received the coveted 'G5' of 'Goldberg' magazine and 'Five stars' in 'BBC Music' magazine. Recording no. 6, of a Mass, Puisque je vis, thought to be by Dufay, along with motets by Dufay, Compère and others, was named 'Diapason decouverte' by 'Diapason'', and received various other music industry accolades.

The group's most recent disc, of a magnificent Mass for St Anthony Abbot thought to be by Dufay, along with other works by Dufay and Binchois, may be its best yet: The Times of London enthused: 'This is music of spellbinding beauty, and Kirkman's team deliver it superbly.' A new disc, comprising Mass music, songs and a motet by Du Fay for the Court of Savoy, is shortly to appear on Hyperion.

 

The Binchois Consort are:

Alto:	Tenor:	Bass:
Mark Chambers	Edwin Simpson	Will Gaunt
Will Towers	Nick Todd	Giles Underwood
	Matthew Vine
	Chris Watson
Conductor: Andrew Kirkman