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The Pastores Ensemble was founded by Robert Carrington and Paul Neville to explore a wide range of Early Music repertoire for viols, recorders and voices -moving into later periods to even include new pieces for these instruments. The inclusion of lute (Jacques Ruijterman) and mandolin (Domenica Lewkow) enabled the Ensemble to extend its sound world and to give a “folkish”, Mediterranean feel to the music. Marion Pilbeam (bass viol and narrator) joined the Ensemble in 2005. This enables us to explore 5-part pieces and to play 3-part viol repertoire -or to be Pastores Viols! 
Our instrumentation takes us away from ‘pure’ Early Music and emphasizes our aim to present this music in a wide range of venues - including places where Early Music in not usually performed. We have performed several Cabaret style performances in Hastings on a stage outside the Jubilee Library and also in the Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, as well as weddings and receptions. The most extraordinary place we performed in was a Zen garden in the Midlands where the 2 viols performed sitting on the floor in a small hut, attended by the Zen monk!
We are available for performances in most venues and for most occasions including Education Workshops for schools and Day Workshops for adults.
Listen to a variety of music incorporating viols, lute, mandolin, guitar and voices from performances of the Pastores Ensemble and recorded on their CDs.
Contact Robert for further information about the Ensemble and availability for events that you might be planning.
Future events include Pastores Viols concert series “AFTER OUR FASHION" - May-July 2012.
See Coming Events.
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