The Sherwood Consort is an American

early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...

group, founded in

Berkeley, California Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...

, in 1995, and specializing in

medieval music Medieval music encompasses the sacred and secular music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. It is the first and longest major era of Western classical music and followed by the Renaissance ...

, particularly of England. The director is Mary Devlin.Madame Jane: A Romance - Page 534 Mary Devlin - 2003 About the author - Ms. Devlin is also an accomplished vocalist. Classically trained in both opera and bel canto, she was a folk singer for a number of years before discovering medieval and Renaissance music. Currently, she directs the Sherwood Consort, ..." The vocal director and vocal coach for several of their recordings was

Renée Fladen-Kamm Renée A. Fladen (born 3 August 1948, New York City) — known as Renée Fladen-Kamm — is an American singer and vocal coach. Among her recordings are those of medieval music as vocal director of the San Francisco-based Sherwood Consort. She a ...

Discography

''Between March & April'' (1997)

''Robin Loves Me'' (1998)

''One Day as I Went Riding'' (2002)

References

{{reflist Early music groups Musical groups from Berkeley, California 1995 establishments in California