Sat 19 Dec
|Broughton St Marys Parish Church
Binchois Consort: Music for the King of Scots
The Binchois Consort present the modern premiere of an anonymous Scottish Mass from the Carver Choirbook, alongside other music from the same manuscript, showcasing royal Marian devotion in the 16th-century. With a pre-concert talk. ‘this outstanding consort’ (The Guardian)
Time & Location
19 Dec 2026, 19:30 – 21:30
Broughton St Marys Parish Church, 12 Bellevue Cres, Edinburgh EH3 6NE, UK
About the event
The Binchois Consort presents the modern premiere of an anonymous Scottish Mass from the Carver Choirbook (National Library of Scotland). This beautiful work is paired with others from the same manuscript, showcasing royal Marian devotion in the 16th-century. ‘This outstanding consort’ (The Guardian) recently recorded these works for Hyperion, using VR to reconstruct the acoustic of the Linlithgow Palace Chapel in the court of James IV. Andrew Kirkman, the Consort’s director, gives a pre-concert talk introducing the research behind the reconstruction project, with interactive VR headset demonstrations during the interval.
Programme
6pm Pre-concert talk and demonstration
7:30pm Music by Scottish composer Robert Carver, including a first performance of an anonymous Scottish Mass from the Carver Choirbook in the National Library of Scotland.
Biography
The Binchois Consort has been presenting vivid and exciting programmes of late medieval music since 1995. Audiences across Europe and the United States have enjoyed its bespoke…