| Biography | Armonico Consort is a British company founded in 2001 by conductor (music) and organist Christopher Monks, which specialises in producing performances of Renaissance music and Baroque music. In 2002 the company oversaw the creation of the AC Academy - a fully accessible and intercative education programme designed to provide choral training for schoolchildren.
The companys period musicians and instrumentalists have an international reputation in the field, and its partners and collaborators have included Sir Willard White, Dame Emma Kirkby, and Dame Evelyn Glennie. Armonico Consort is known for its innovative productions, most notably its 2005 production of Henry Purcells The Fairy-Queen and its performances of Mozarts Magic Flute at the Barbican Centre in London in 2007. In 2012 Armonico Consorts opera, Too Hot To Handel, featuring the music of Baroque composer George Frideric Handel, attracted highly positive reviews from critics. |