The Harp Consort led by imaginative virtuoso harp soloist Andrew Lawrence-King, is one of Europe's leading authentic instrument ensembles. The ensemble is a group of musicians who specialize in the art of improvisation within the various styles of early music. Like the original 17th-century Harp Consort, it is formed around the plucked and bowed strings of the basso continuo. The Harp Consort takes continuo-playing as a model for all kinds of performance, combining careful attention to the particular colours of each repertoire with the spontaneity and excitement of improvisation. In repertoire ranging from solo songs to baroque opera, from medieval drama to new music for early instruments, from the delicacy of chamber music to the exuberance of Hispanic and Celtic dance, The Harp Consort brings together an international team to create a rich variety of timbres and concerts that are serious fun.

The Harp Consort (Andrew Lawrence-King, harp, Carla Sanabras, mezzosoprano & Steve Player, baroque guitar & dans) perform in the Library Hall, Round Tower (Rundetaarn) on Sunday - 15^th of July 2001 - at 8.30 p.m.