Word: consorte
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...been a revolution in early music. Dozens of scholarly, dedicated ensembles have sprung up to try to reclaim Atlantis, not in the spirit of archaeology but of art, by reimagining it. In the U.S., no other group approaches the task with more style and verve than the Waverly Consort...
...pianist whose landlord had forbidden her to practice in her apartment. She took up the recorder as a consolation, and Michael experimented with accompanying her on the lute. Inspired by Noah Greenberg's pioneering New York Pro Musica, they "roped in a few friends," and the Waverly Consort-named for Waverly Place, a street that runs past the N.Y.U. campus-was born...
East River Consort--The Sunflower...
DIED. Alfred Deller, 67, self-trained English singer who revived the long-lost art of the countertenor, male singing in the alto range; of a heart attack; in Bologna, Italy. A burly, bearded figure whose womanish voice astounded unaccustomed audiences, the singer and his Deller Consort sextet won the enthusiastic bravos of listeners around the world for their live and recorded performances of medieval, Renaissance and baroque music...
...accounts the Thatcher family is a close-knit foursome, and Husband Denis is a cheery, supportive consort. Although the Thatchers last week began moving into the impersonal family quarters at No. 10 Downing Street, they will keep their Chelsea house. How much of their Chelsea routine can be kept is another matter. Normally, Thatcher is up at 6:30 a.m. to cook Denis' breakfast and do the shopping before heading off for Parliament. She likes sales and takes pride in being a bargain hunter. But time has become so precious that for the past few years she has bought...