Presented by Lionel Salter The chalumeau is often regarded as little more than the primitive predecessor of the clarinet. Colin Lawson talks about its history and extensive repertoire, and introduces music for chalumeaux by Handel, Telemann, Fux and Graupner
. COLIN LAWSON and RONALD WOODLEY (chalumeaux)
ELIZABETH GALE (soprano) LISA BEZNOSIUK (flute) PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS directed by ROY GOODMAN and PETER HOLMAN
ROGER BOWERS reports on the recent international conference on the performance of 14th- and 15th-century music which marked the inauguration of the Centre for Early Music at New York University.