Formed in 1998 by five enterprising recorder players, the Willobie Consort has given concerts in all sorts of venues, from churches and halls to schools and intimate domestic settings. Click to see a list of past concerts. Our repertoire runs from medieval music to contemporary pieces, and from 'serious' music for church or concert hall to light, jazzy and popular items. Click for a sample programme.
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Lunchtime Concert Programme - about 50 minutes
Saltarello	Anon - Italian dance	14th Century
Fantasia of Five Parts	William Byrd	16th Century
Honie Suckle - Last Will & Testament - The Fairie Round	Anthony Holborne	16th Century
Three Flute Dances	Hans Ulrich Staeps	20th Century
Pavan and Galliard	William Brade	16th Century
Three Hungarian Dances	Johannes Brahms (arr P Richards)	19th Century
Irish Suite	arr Paul Clark	20th Century
The Teddy-Bears' Picnic	John Walter Bratton (arr Robin Benton)	20th Century

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Next Concerts:

13th October 2003, 12.30, St Lukes Church, Eardley Road, Sevenoaks, Kent

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News and Future Events:

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2002 - the Year of the Wallaby!
Sheila Richards' new composition "Lord Willobie's Wallaby" - written specially for the Willobie Consort - had its premiere this Summer. With its distinctly modern twist on a long-time recorder-players' favourite, we think the Wallaby will be a great hit. Score and parts are now available from Willobie Press at  £3.

World Premiere
The Willobie Consort gave the world premiere of Paul Clark's new piece, 'The Spin Doctors' - to a discerning and enthusiastic audience at Theo Wyatt's Irish Recorder and Viol Summer School in Termonfechin, Co Louth, Eire - in Summer 2001. Commissioned by the Willobie Consort, 'The Spin Doctors' - a seven minute piece in one continuous movement, scored for S/A, T/A/Sop, T, B, Contra/B - is quite challenging to play, but musically very rewarding and entertaining to listen to. Score and parts are now available from The Clark Collection (CC92) at  £4.

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Programmes for schools

When we work in schools, we're known as 'the Willobies':

		The Willobies provide a unique introduction to a wide range of music from medieval to modern times. We play all sizes of recorders from the tiny 'garklein' to the huge contra-bass - with opportunities for children to see all the instruments at close range.
Programmes last from 45 minutes to one hour, and can be tailored to suit KS1 and KS2 age ranges - with active participation from the children on percussion and/or recorders if desired. Click to see a sample programme. Take an historical journey with the Willobies to discover the delights and versatility of the recorder: a 'real' instrument with huge potential.

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Programme for KS2 - 45 minutes
Saltarello	Anonymous (Italian 14th Century)	descant, treble, two tenors, bass
Tournament Galop	Louis Gottschalk (19th Century)	sopranino/descant, descant/treble, treble, tenor and bass
‘Honie Suckle’ and ‘Fairy Round’	Anthony Holborne (16th Century)	descant, treble, two tenors and bass
The Teddy Bears' Picnic	John W Bratton (19-20th Century) arr Robin Benton	sopranino, descant,treble, tenor, bass
Pavan ‘Paradiso’	Anthony Holborne	tenor, two basses, great bass and contra-bass
‘Czakan’, ‘Schalmy’ and ‘Sambuca’	Hans Ulrich Staeps (20th Century)	descant, two trebles and tenor
Passetyme with good Companye	King Henry VIII (16th Century)	descant, treble, tenor and drum
Riffs	Andrew Challinger (20th Century)	descant, two trebles, tenor and bass

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Our own arrangements and compositions for recorder ensembles.

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How to get in touch

For further information on the Willobie Consort, 'the Willobies' and the Willobie Press, please e-mail Willobie.

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