Retrospect Ensemble

The name "Retrospect Ensemble" was adopted in May 2009 by the trustees for the musical charity then known as "The King's Consort",[1] which had been set up in 1992.

[3] Full details surrounding the necessity to found the new group are given in the article on The King's Consort.

The founding artistic director was Matthew Halls, a conductor and harpsichordist who had played with Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Les Arts Florissants, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Academy of Ancient Music, the Theatre of Early Music, Montreal and the New York Collegium.

[4] Retrospect Ensemble gave its debut performance on 1 May 2009 with Handel's Jeptha at the Norwich and Norfolk Festival.

[6] Between 2009 and 2014, Retrospect Ensemble performed at the Edinburgh Festival, at London's Wigmore Hall, and toured to Korea, Israel and Portugal.