Consorts is a brand new business which operates from the edge of the Cotswolds in the United Kingdom. We are dedicated to recorders and recorder players. 

The business was developed as a project during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic when everyone was incarcerated in their homes with nothing to do. It started small, with a mailing list to fellow players from the locality, but quickly grew in to something larger. 

It became apparent, that although lots of people were creating and posting multitrack recordings on the web, no one was providing a wide range of content which was available in versions for all the individual instruments… be it a Contrabass or a Soprano or for those who did not want or have the skills and/or kit to multitrack their own content. 

At this point it became clear that there might well be interest in the wider community for simple well produced content which helped people to develop their playing skills, broaden their ensemble experience and confidence in a ‘one to a part’ scenario… something which can be quite daunting for many less experienced performers. At present, the consorts repertoire is largely limited to items which are public domain… pieces where the composer has been dead for more than 70 years, however, their is a vast amount of content in this category! In due course the aim will be to look at how this can be developed to include more modern items with the help of composers and rights holders, in a way which might be beneficial to all, be it, composer publisher or performer.