The Newberry Consort is an

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ensemble from

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

. It was established in 1986 and is affiliated with the

Newberry Library The Newberry Library is an independent research library, specializing in the humanities and located on Washington Square in Chicago, Illinois. It has been free and open to the public since 1887. Its collections encompass a variety of topics rela ...

Center for Renaissance Studies. The Consort is also in residence at the

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and

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

. 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

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USA label.

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 Rachel Barton Pine (born Rachel Elizabeth Barton, October 11, 1974) is an American violinist. She debuted with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, and was the first American and youngest ever gold medal winner of the International Johann Sebastian B ...

, violin and rebec *

Bruce Dickey Bruce Dickey is an American cornett player. He is regarded as the doyen of the modern generation of cornett players, many of whom were his students at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and Early Music Institute at Indiana University, or students of ...

, cornetto *Jeremy Ward, bass violin *Brandi Berry, violin and viola * Steven Player, vocalist and dancer

References

External links

The Newberry Consort PageAbout the Consort
July 19, 1989 Early music consorts Musical groups established in 1986 Musical groups from Chicago 1986 establishments in Illinois {{authority control