Established in 2019, the Ulster Consort is Northern Ireland’s only paid, professional vocal ensemble. Conducted by internationally-acclaimed conductor, composer and organist Matthew Owens, the Ulster Consort is a flexible group that can range from just a few performers to a group of 40 or more musicians. Each year, the group gives 10-12 performances across Ulster ranging from Renaissance polyphony to Baroque oratorio, through to cutting edge contemporary music.  Read more at www.ulsterconsort.org

About the concert in St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh

A concert by the Ulster Consort – Northern Ireland’s only paid, professional vocal ensemble – to commemorate one of the foremost French composers, Gabriel Fauré, who died on 4 November, 1924. The programme contains some of his best-known works, including the Requiem, which is offered in the season of Remembrance (covering All Souls’ Day, on 2 November, through to Remembrance Sunday, falling this year on Sunday 10 November).