The King's Consort
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The King's Consort is one of the world's leading period instrument orchestras and choirs. Its 95 CD recordings have won many prestigious international awards and sold more than a million discs.

On tour, The King's Consort has appeared in almost every European country, in Japan, Hong Kong, the Far East and North and South America.
 
Now in its 30th year, TKC continues to perform widely under its founder artistic director, Robert King, appearing both as a chamber ensemble, and as an orchestra, and working with its highly acclaimed Choir of The King's Consort who have appeared in concerts across the globe, as well as on the sound tracks of Hollywood films.
 
TKC performances in 2010-2011 include concerts, tours, broadcasts and recordings in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the UK (including two performances at Wigmore Hall).
 
TKC's repertoire ranges from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, encompassing a vast range of music from Albinoni to Zelenka. Most famed for its performances of baroque repertoire by Bach, Handel, Purcell and Vivaldi, and classical works by Haydn and Mozart, TKC also performs nineteenth and twentieth century music by Brahms, Britten, Gershwin, Kern, Mendelssohn, Rossini and more. Contemporary composers who have written for TKC include Michael Finnissy and Michael Berkeley.