English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

The Plough Chapel, Brecon

Sunday, 19 October at 6pm

We are delighted to welcome back the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble to Brecon Baroque Festival. Gawain Glenton, Conor Hastings, Emily White, Adrian France and Silas Wollston perform music from Renaissance and early baroque Europe.

The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble is a virtuoso period instrument group with a host of distinguished recordings to its name. In addition to regular recital work, the ensemble collaborates with leading vocal ensembles such as I Fagiolini, The Tallis Scholars, Alamire, Resurgam, The Marian Consort, Westminster Cathedral Choir, and is a regular at major festivals.

ECSE is in demand as a recording ensemble, contributing to Gramophone Award-winning discs such as The Spy's Choirbook (Obsidian) in 2015, and the monumental Striggio mass in 40 parts Missa ecco si beato giorno with I Fagiolini. Video below shows the group performing
Giovanni Gabrieli’s 'Beata es virgo' a6 in the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista, San Polo, Venice.

Duration: Up to 90 minutes with a 10-minute pause

Tickets: £12-£27

Please note: There is no dedicated parking at The Plough Chapel. There is a drop off point outside and parking behind the chapel in the Public and/or Morrisons Car Parks.

For those with mobility issues, access to seating upstairs is tricky so it’s best to book seats downstairs.