"...an astonishing cornettist..." (Gramophone)

Gawain Glenton's work as a soloist and conductor takes him all over the world. He performs and records with many leading international groups and directors, such as Jordi Savall, Il Giardino Armonico, l'Arpeggiata, Concerto Copenhagen, Les Talens Lyriques, Concerto Italiano, Barokksolistene and the Nederlandse Bachvereniging. Gawain is a member and co-director of The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, and is the founder/director of In Echo, whose debut CD 'Music in a Cold Climate' (Delphian) received stellar reviews and broke into the top-10 of the UK classical charts. A busy recitalist, Gawain regularly performs alongside Silas Wollston. most notably on their recital disc 'The Myth of Venice' (Delphian).

Gawain spent several years living in Basel where he studied with Bruce Dickey at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Now based in Manchester, Gawain collaborates with ensembles such as Arcangelo, Fretwork, The Illyria Consort, The Dunedin Consort, The Taverner Consort and I Fagiolini.

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