Cambridge Early Music Consort

THE CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC CONSORT (CEMC) was founded in 2022 by Matthew Gouldstone and Edward Wickham. The principal ambition of the ensemble is to engage Cambridge University’s finest singers in vocal repertoire pre-1530 which they might not otherwise have encountered through their college choirs. In that respect, CEMC complements and builds upon the training that Cambridge choral scholars already receive, introducing students to a wide variety of approaches; from specific historic performance practices to the fundamentals of research, rehearsal and presentation. In its first three years, CEMC has worked on repertoire ranging from Machaut’s Le Voir Dit to English mass music of the 15th century to works by Josquin Desprez and Antoine Brumel.

CEMC is affiliated with the Cambridge Institute for Renaissance Studies; as well as the professional ensembles L’Isola and The Clerks.