Residencies
The University is proud to host three resident ensembles at West Road Concert Hall, Faculty of Music. Each ensemble gives a series of concerts here every year, as well as being involved in various music faculty projects, workshops and masterclasses.
Academy of Ancient Music
The Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) has been ensemble in residence at the Faculty of Music since 2004. Founded by Christopher Hogwood, Honorary Professor in the University of Cambridge, the AAM is one of the world’s first and foremost period-instrument orchestras. Concerts across six continents and over 250 recordings since its formation in 1973 demonstrate the AAM’s pre-eminence in the music of the period 1600 – 1850, from Monteverdi to Mendelssohn.
Britten Sinfonia
Britten Sinfonia, which features a collection of the country’s most talented and creative musicians, is widely recognised as one of the most innovative chamber ensembles in Europe. It regularly collaborates with internationally acclaimed artists, including Angela Hewitt, Evelyn Glennie, Ian Bostridge and Joanna MacGregor. Britten Sinfonia has been ensemble in residence at the Faculty of Music since 2002.
Endellion String Quartet
Sponsored by Mills and Reeve, Solicitors
The mutual benefit of linking a quartet of international standing with a distinguished University so that each can benefit from the association has been well established in the USA and elsewhere for many years. In October 1992 the Endellion String Quartet took up the invitation of Professor Alexander Goehr at Cambridge University to be ‘in residence’ for the foreseeable future.