The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble are an early music group specializing in music for

cornett The cornett, cornetto, or zink is an early wind instrument that dates from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, popular from 1500 to 1650. It was used in what are now called alta capellas or wind ensembles. It is not to be confused wi ...

and

sackbut The term sackbut refers to the early forms of the trombone commonly used during the Renaissance and Baroque eras. A sackbut has the characteristic telescopic slide of a trombone, used to vary the length of the tube to change pitch, but is di ...

. Formed in 1993, they perform in early music concerts and festivals on period instruments.

St John's, Smith Square St John's Smith Square is a redundant church in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster, London. Sold to a charitable trust as a ruin following firebombing in the Second World War, it was restored as a concert hall. This Grade I listed ...

is amongst the venues at which they have performed. Festivals include the York Early Music Festival. In 2018 they are working with the

National Centre for Early Music The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) is organisation encourages, promotes and disseminates early music. Located in York, England, it is based in the converted and extended, Grade I listed medieval church of St Margaret, Walmgate. Each yea ...

to run the NCEM Young Composers Award.

Discography

Recorded works include: *2017: ''Montiverdi: the other vespers'' *2014: ''The Spy's Choirbook'' by Alamire; with David Skinner under the Obsidian records label *2013: ''Cantiones Sacrae Octonis Vocibus'' by

Peter Philips Peter Philips (also ''Phillipps'', ''Phillips'', ''Pierre Philippe'', ''Pietro Philippi'', ''Petrus Philippus''; ''c.''1560–1628) was an eminent English composer, organist, and Catholic priest exiled to Flanders. He was one of the greatest ke ...

; with the Choir of

Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It has six schools, 21 academic departm ...

under the Hyperion label *2002: ''Byrd - the Great Service in the Chapel Royal'', with Steven Devine under the Chaconne label *2001: ''Accendo'', with music from Claudio Monteverdi, under the Deux-Elles label

Awards

* 2015

Gramophone Classical Music Awards The Gramophone Classical Music Awards, launched in 1977, are one of the most significant honours bestowed on recordings in the classical record industry. They are often viewed as equivalent to or surpassing the American Grammy award, and refer ...

:Early music, for ''The Spy's Choirbook'' by Alamire; with David Skinner under the Obsidian records label.

References

External links

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The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble on youtube
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