© 2006 Mark Venn
The Waites of Gloucester / Her Majestie’s Pleasure is formally constituted to promote education in and enjoyment of music from the medieval and renaissance periods.
Both the instrumentation and the music from this era is diverse. We know that there is much to appreciate on aural, visual and academic levels. But above all , music sould be enjoyed.
We are enthusiasts for the music of the renaissance. Apart from the pleasure of playing together, we particularly enjoy introducing people to a range of instruments they may never otherwise have seen, and which sound distinctly different to modern ears. Between us we have almost 100 instruments of the period.
We appreciate opportunities to visit new venues and bring some of the music of the Tudor and Jacobean periods to the attention of new audiences.
Our aim is always to promote the direct appeal of popular, rather than courtly music.
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