The Marian Consort (TMC) is an award-winning British vocal ensemble that presents bold & thrilling performances of music from across the centuries. Led by founder & director Rory McCleery, TMC is distinguished by its flexible, intimate approach. TMC features regularly on UK & international television & radio (including BBC Two’s recent flagship documentary series ‘Art That Made Us’), & has released fourteen recordings to critical acclaim, garnering a variety of accolades & awards including the Diapason D’Or, Presto Classical Album of the Year & the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Recent highlights of TMC’s live performance schedule include appearances at London’s Wigmore Hall, the BBC Proms, Festival Europäische Kirchenmusik Schwäbisch Gmünd (broadcast on German national radio), the Miller Theatre series at Columbia University in New York & Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall (filmed for Japanese television). Noted for ‘performances that glow with golden purity and soul’, The Marian Consort performs music from the twelfth century to the present day, with a focus on championing marginalised & lesser-known Renaissance composers such as Vicente Lusitano, Raffaella Aleotti, & Jean Maillard. Praised for its engaging & innovative programming, TMC also works with living composers through its New Music Programme, commissioning extensively alongside mentoring developing composers through the Emerging Voices scheme. To learn more, please visit www.marianconsort.co.uk