Calder Consort

04/05/2026

Happy Bank Holiday Monday Everyone! We’re excited to share more rehearsal footage from our recording project, highlighting the richness of Italian chamber music while shining a light on rarely performed works by Italian women composers such as Isabella Leonarda and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani.

Filmed in February 2026, this video features Merula’s Ciaccona, performed by new Calder Consort members Andrew Taheny and Charlie Roberts (violins), together with long-standing members Matthew Phillips (cello) and Dylan McCaig (director and continuo).

Our thanks to Liverpool Cathedral for generously allowing us to film in the beautiful Lady Chapel.

19/04/2026

We’re pleased to share more rehearsal footage from our recording project, which explores some of the great figures of Italian chamber music, with a particular emphasis on lesser-known works by Italian female composers such as Isabella Leonarda and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani.

Filmed in August 2025 at the very beginning of the project, this video features Monteverdi’s Zefiro Torna arranged for string duo, performed by new Calder Consort member Charlie Roberts (violin), alongside long-standing members Matthew Phillips (cello) and Dylan McCaig (director/continuo).

Thank you to Liverpool Cathedral for allowing us to use the Lady Chapel for our project!

12/04/2026

This is Calder Consort, and we’re back with an exciting new project! We are currently working towards a recording project featuring music by some of the great figures of Italian chamber music. At the heart of this project is a focus on lesser-known works by Italian female composers such as Isabella Leonarda and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani.

Joining Calder as additional string players are Liverpool-based early musicians Charlie Roberts, who works as a tutor with Early Music as Education (EMAE), and Andrew Taheny, who also works with EMAE and Manchester Baroque. More details to come soon!

Thank you to Liverpool Cathedral for allowing us to use the Lady Chapel for our project!

18/10/2025

03/05/2025

Please support the Banbury Early Music Festival with their crowdfunding effort for this year’s festival! We were so honoured to be part of the Festival last year!

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/banbury-early-music-festival-2025-1

15/11/2024

We loved visiting The Warriner School and mentoring the amazing, Warriner Baroque as part of the Banbury Early Music Festival Outreach Day which took place on Friday 27th September 2024.

09/11/2024

Here is Amy, Matthew and Dylan performing the duet ‘Zefiro Torna’ by Claudio Monteverdi, arranged for Violin, Cello and Continuo. We had such a super time at the Banbury Early Music Festival where we debuted our new concert, Dolce Voci e Armonie! Thank you so much to the Festival and St. Mary's Church, Banbury for this opportunity! This concert was generously sponsored by the GEMMA Classical Music Trust and Viscount Organs

20/10/2024

3 weeks ago and playing this beautiful Trio Sonata by A.Corelli! We had such a super time at the Banbury Early Music Festival where we debuted our new concert, Dolce Voci e Armonie! Thank you so much to the Festival and St. Mary's Church, Banbury for this opportunity! This concert was generously sponsored by the GEMMA Classical Music Trust and Viscount Organs!