The Pastores Ensemble was founded by Robert Carrington and Paul Neville to explore a wide range of Early Music repertoire for viols, recorders and voices -moving into later periods to even include new pieces for these instruments. The inclusion of lute (Jacques Ruijterman) and mandolin (Domenica Lewkow) enabled the Ensemble to extend its sound world and to give a “folkish”, Mediterranean feel to the music. Marion Pilbeam (bass viol and narrator) joined the Ensemble in 2005.
The Ensemble recording music for the film “MATTER OF BRITAIN” - chapel of Mayfield Girls’ School Feb 12th 2024
Our instrumentation takes us away from ‘pure’ Early Music and emphasizes our aim to present this music in a wide range of venues - including places where Early Music in not usually performed. We have performed several Cabaret style performances in Hastings on a stage outside the Jubilee Library and also in the Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, as well as weddings and receptions. Domenica and Paul (guitar and mandolin) also performed at the BMG Rally 2016 in Glasgow and won an award as part of the BRIGHT ’N EARLY ensemble playing CRYE by Concordia.
Four members of the Pastores Ensemble help celebrate Maxwell Davies’ BBC 80th birthday concert, MaidaVale, Thursday, June 19th, 2014.
Paul Neville with guitar student Ciaran West at St. Laurence Church, Falmer, May 2016
Listen to a variety of music incorporating viols, lute, mandolin, guitar and voices from performances of the Pastores Ensemble and recorded on their CDs.
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