AWARD-WINNING VOCAL ENSEMBLEInspire Educate Challenge
Redefining early music and championing new music through dynamic performances, groundbreaking recordings and impactful educational projects
WHAT’S ON
Upcoming Performances
Experience The Marian Consort live at venues across the UK and beyond
ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE
Voices Shaping the Future of Early Music
Praised for innovative programming, thrilling performances and groundbreaking recordings of early and new music, The Marian Consort stands at the forefront of the British choral scene.
From candlelit chapels to international festival stages, we bring the music of the past into vivid dialogue with the music of now through collaborations with composers, instrumentalists, ensembles and other artists and creators.
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WORLD PREMIERES
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PERFORMANCES
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ALBUMS RELEASED
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YEARS PERFORMING
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Support Our Work
As a registered charity, we rely on the generosity of music lovers like you. Your support enables us to commission new works, tour internationally and nurture the next generation of vocal and compositional talent.
Registered Charity No. 1188269 | Gift Aid UK eligible
We champion early music, commission new work, and create projects that broaden access to choral music.
RECORDINGS
Award-Winning Discography
Explore our recordings, hear what the critics have said and shop for international delivery.
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“Singing one person to a part, The Marian Consort give sublimely refined, spacious and impeccably tuned performances.”
The Sunday Times
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“The Marian Consort is not just any ensemble – they exceed all expectations.”
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“.The performances are models of discretion and musical taste, every texture clear, every phrase beautifully shaped.”
The Guardian
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“The Marian Consort are among the best singers in the world.”
theartdesk.com
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“The delivery is clean, unadorned, unaccompanied and undemonstrative, drawing the listener in by quiet persuasion and musical intelligence of the highest order.”
The Observer
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“These a cappella performances are spot on...”
The Scotsman
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“A really attractive blend of single voices moving with purposeful musicality.”
BBC Radio 3
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“Exemplary one-to-a-part performances … The singing is as impassioned as it is effortlessly elegant.”
BBC Music Magazine
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“The concluding Ave Maria by Robert Parsons is superb, the final 'Amen' attaining to genuine emotion but without the saccharine reverence that this much-recorded piece can attract.”
Gramophone
LATEST NEWS
Stories and Updates
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