Compagnia d'Istrumenti

<body> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="../tim%20desktop%20backup/Compagnia%20d'Istrumenti/Compagnia%20d'Istrumenti%20website/index.2.gif" width="845" height="135" align="left"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="left">                 <img border="0" src="../tim%20desktop%20backup/Compagnia%20d'Istrumenti/Compagnia%20d'Istrumenti%20website/about%20us.bmp" width="167" height="55"></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="15" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="80%" id="AutoNumber1" height="355"> <tr> <td width="47%" align="left" valign="top" height="126"><font face="Arial"> Compagnia D'Istrumenti is an exciting Baroque ensemble based in the North of England.  The ensemble was founded by Daniel Edgar, Nia Lewis and Tim Smedley, who met whilst studying at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester and all developed a strong interest in music of the Baroque Period whilst studying at music college and university.</font></td> <td width="47%" valign="top" align="left" height="126"><font face="Arial"> The ensemble's debut performance was at the Royal Northern College of Music as part of the Young Artist Series* and has  since performed in many distinguished venues around the North of England, including the National Centre for Early Music as part of the York Early Music Festival and have worked with highly respected artists including Crispian Steele-Perkins, Peter Seymour and will give a performance with soprano Lynn Dawson in July 2005.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" align="left" valign="top" height="90"><font face="Arial"> Individually its members have played with many of the countries leading period instrument orchestras including the King's Consort and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in addition to orchestras such as the Halle, Manchester Camerata and the BBC Philharmonic.</font></td> <td width="47%" align="left" valign="top" height="90"><font face="Arial"> For more information about the individual players, see the biographies page.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" height="19"> </td> <td width="53%" height="19"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" height="57">* concert given under the name 'Tim Smedley and Friends'  as the name 'Compagnia d'Istrumenti' had not been chosen..</td> <td width="53%" height="57"> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </body>