Fretwork Viol Consort

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William Byrd - Consort Songs

Emma Kirkby / @fretwork.bsky.social

Jenkins: Division - The virtuoso consort <p>Join Fretwork and Silas Wollston (on the organ) as they revel in the uniquely English world of John Jenkins’s consort music for viols, a repertoire distinguished by its rich lyricism, exceptional c...

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Division - John Jenkins
@fretwork.bsky.social
www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...

Many thanks indeed to Continuo Foundation who have awarded us a grant so we can perform our new Albion project, coming up in Oxford in 2026. Watch this space for details!

@continuoconnect.bsky.social

Jenkins: Complete four-part consort music <p>The effortless counterpoint and rare melodic gift of John Jenkins find peerless voice in the care of masterful viol consort Fretwork.</p>

Division is a new release (& wonderful) but I'd also recommend the Jenkins: Complete four-part consort music, also from @fretwork.bsky.social
www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...

Jenkins: Division - The virtuoso consort <p>Join Fretwork and Silas Wollston (on the organ) as they revel in the uniquely English world of John Jenkins’s consort music for viols, a repertoire distinguished by its rich lyricism, exceptional c...

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John Jenkins (1592-1678)
Division - The virtuoso consort
@fretwork.bsky.social

www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...

Muhly: My days; Gibbons: Fantasias & Fugues <p><i>My days</i> is a bold new work from Nico Muhly whose text amalgamates passages from The Burial of the Dead (‘thou hast made my days as it were a span long …’—Psalm 39) with an anonymous autopsy-...

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Muhly: My days; Gibbons: Fantasias & Fugues
Lovely, as you'd expect
@fretwork.bsky.social
www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...

In chains of gold – The English pre-Restoration verse anthem, Vol. 3 <p>Described by <i>Early Music Review</i> as ‘an impressive master-class in how these texts should be declaimed’, the third volume in the Magdalena Consort’s revelatory series brings us a further elev...

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In chains of gold – The English pre-Restoration verse anthem, Vol. 3
Ah, his glory! – Anthems of praise, prayer and remembrance
Magdalena Consort, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, @fretwork.bsky.social

www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...

Lamento <p>With important contributions from organist Silas Wollston and countertenor Hugh Cutting, this new album sheds new light on the viol consort and its repertoire as they thrived beyond the shores of E...

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Lamento - @fretwork.bsky.social with Iestyn Davies & Silas Wollston
www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...

MY DAYS: ORLANDO GIBBONS AND NICO MUHLY - Fretwork Album The Fretwork album MY DAYS: ORLANDO GIBBONS AND NICO MUHLY has been released by Signum Classics

The Fretwork album MY DAYS: ORLANDO GIBBONS AND NICO MUHLY has been released by Signum Classics

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#music #newmusic #classical #classicalmusic #mydays #orlandogibbons #nicomuhly #fretwork @nicomuhly.bsky.social @fretwork.bsky.social

Muhly: My days; Gibbons: Fantasias & Fugues <p><i>My days</i> is a bold new work from Nico Muhly whose text amalgamates passages from The Burial of the Dead (‘thou hast made my days as it were a span long …’—Psalm 39) with an anonymous autopsy-...

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My Days - @fretwork.bsky.social
featuring Orlando Gibbons & Nico Muhly
www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...

Birds on Fire: 17th century Jewish Music for Viols Birds on Fire. Harmonia Mundi: HMU907478. Buy download online. Jeremy Avis (cantor) Fretwork

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Birds on Fire - 17th century Jewish Music for Viols

@fretwork.bsky.social
www.prestomusic.com/classical/pr...

🎶 Two stunning new albums—If the Fates Allow (Helen Charlston) & My Days (@fretwork.bsky.social) —supported by Continuo Foundation ⭐

Hear them live at York Early Music on 4 July (York) & Stour Music on 21 June (Kent) in music by Gibbons & @nicomuhly.bsky.social

🎟️ go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

Tonight!! www.musicatoxford.com/whats-on/fre...

Come and here the wonderful music of Orlando Gibbons and Nico Muhly in Oxford tomorrow. @musicatoxford.bsky.social Oxford in SJE at 7.30pm

🎼 Today marks the 400th anniversary of the death of composer, keyboard virtuoso, and one of the last of the greats from the English polyphonic school, Orlando Gibbons.

🎶 Hear
@fretwork.bsky.social at @wigmore-hall.org.uk tonight...

Search for an event near you 👉 go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

Alexander Chance performs music by Orlando Gibbons with @fretwork.bsky.social!

5 June – @wigmore-hall.org.uk
7 June – Music at Oxford

www.fretwork.co.uk/concerts-1/a...

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Harmonice Musices Odhecaton - an anthology of polyphonic secular songs published by Ottaviano Petrucci in 1501.
It is the first book of polyphonic music ever to be printed using movable type.
Fretwork

Hopefully that will be in Foyles when I visit tomorrow...meanwhile this is currently playing.

My Days: Fretwork album review — a fascinating blend of ancient and modern

Might as well play this again (& again)
@fretwork.bsky.social

My Days: Orlando Gibbons and Nico Muhly album review – a luminous tribute The English composer died 400 years ago; this new collection commemorates the enduring power of his music; Muhly’s My Days, a ritualised memory piece about Gibbons, contrasts perfectly.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

A week to until @fretwork.bsky.social ‘s concert at @wigmore-hall.org.uk , exactly 400 years since the death of one of England’s greatest composers: Orlando Gibbons. We’ll be joined by some fabulous singers and performing lots of wonderful Gibbons; but also ‘My Days’ by @nicomuhly.bsky.social

Last Friday saw the release of My Days, the a brand-new disc by @fretwork.bsky.social‬ featuring music by ‪@nicomuhly.bsky.social‬ and Orlando Gibbons – a project supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation (‪@continuoconnect.bsky.social)‬ ⭐

Read 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/richard-boot...

“It’s so important that the viol does not come across as a museum instrument” 💯

In this week's Sunday Feature, we meet Richard Boothby, founder of @fretwork.bsky.social, a steadfast figure in the early music world for over 40 years.

Full article 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/richard-boot...

📣🚨 DOUBLE NEW ALBUM RELEASE KLAXON 🚨📣

MY DAYS (Orlando Gibbons, @nicomuhly.bsky.social‬, @fretwork.bsky.social‬ on Challenge Records)

IF THE FATES ALLOW (Helen Charlston, Sounds Baroque on BIS Records)

Both funded by Continuo Foundation! More info + how to listen 🔗 linktr.ee/continuo_con...

This week's Sunday Feature penned by Bill Hunt dives into the third and final volume of IN CHAINS OF GOLD, a collection of English pre-Restoration verse anthems performed by
@fretwork.bsky.social and friends 💿

🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/in-c...

Beautiful concert from SANSARA & @fretwork.bsky.social this evening.

Petrucci - Harmonice Musices Odhecaton Petrucci - Harmonice Musices Odhecaton. Harmonia Mundi: HMG507291. Buy download online. Fretwork

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Petrucci - Harmonice Musices Odhecaton

Fretwork
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Jennet was the mother of Richard Campbell, founder member of Fretwork.

A golden maze

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The Art of Fugue, BWV1080 - Bach
Fretwork