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The Newberry Consort, an early-music, original-instrument chamber ensemble, is a constituent of the Newberry Library's Center for Public Programs. The Consort brings early music to the general public through performances, recordings, and related educational activities. The Consort draws on the Library's holdings in the music of the thirteenth through seventeenth centuries, using original sources and scholarly editions as the bases for its performances. The Consort provides both an important means of public outreach and a window on the Newberry Library's rich music collections. - From official website .

The Clemencic Consort is an early-music ensemble from Austria comprised of international artists under the direction of René Clemencic. It performs in varying combinations of voices and instruments, depending on the programme. Singers and instrumentalists from around the world have made it their task to interpret music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period on historical instruments. They set great store on lively authenticity, but at the same time they consciously avoid "the wagging finger". The programmes are structured in such a way that they convey a colourful overall impression of the respective period. Since 1966 René Clemencic has...

The Toronto Consort is Canada’s leading chamber ensemble specializing in the music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Formed in 1972, the Consort presents an annual series of concerts in Toronto, and performs throughout Canada, the United States, Great Britain and Europe. Website: torontoconsort.org .

Paul Winter Consort is an American musical group led by the soprano saxophonist Paul Winter. Founded in 1967, the group mixes elements of classical music, jazz, and world musics, as well as the sounds of animals and nature. Current members also include percussionist Glen Velez and pianist Paul Halley, and former members include woodwind player Paul McCandless and guitarist Ralph Towner. The Consort recorded an album on location in the Grand Canyon and gives annual winter and summer solstice concerts at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. .