Fretwork (music group)

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Fretwork
photo by Edward Webb
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photo by Edward Webb
Origin London, England
Years active 1986-present
Genres Early music, Renaissance music, Contemporary music
Labels Virgin Classics, Harmonia Mundi
Members Richard Boothby
Richard Campbell
Wendy Gillespie
Asako Morikawa
Richard Tunnicliffe
Susanna Pell

Fretwork is a consort of viols based in England, United Kingdom. Formed in 1986, the group consists of six players and is considered to be one of the finest groups performing music for viol consort. Its repertoire consists primarily of music of the Renaissance period, in particular that of Elizabethan England, and Baroque period, including arrangements of the music of J.S. Bach.

In addition to its performances of early music, Fretwork has been active in commissioning new works for viol consort. Its 1997 recording Sit Fast includes new works by such composers as Gavin Bryars, Tan Dun, and Elvis Costello.

Fretwork has recorded for Virgin Classics and currently records exclusively for Harmonia Mundi USA.

Fretwork was recently featured on the soundtracks of two Jim Jarmusch movies, Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) and Broken Flowers (2005). Other filmtracks include The Da Vinci Code, Kingdom of Heaven, The Crucible, La Fille d'Artagnant and many others. It has also recorded for Robbie Williams (Supreme) and Loreena McKennit, the soon-to-be-released 'An Ancient Muse'.

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[edit] Current Members

  • Richard Boothby *
  • Richard Campbell *
  • Wendy Gillespie *
  • Asako Morikawa
  • Richard Tunnicliffe
  • Susanna Pell

(* denotes members when the group originally formed)

[edit] Former members

  • Julia Hodgson
  • William Hunt

[edit] Frequent Guests

[edit] Prizes and Awards

1997 - French Grand Prix du Disque for Lachrimae by John Dowland1604

[edit] Discography

[edit] External links

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