About

Patrons 
Professor Neil Mackie CBE FRSE
Sir John Shaw CBE FRSE

Winners of the 2008 Midem Baroque Award and the 2007 Classic FM Gramophone Award for Best Baroque Vocal Album for their recording of Handel’s Dublin Messiah (Linn CKD 285), Dunedin Consort & Players, under the combined Artistic Direction of John Butt, Susan Hamilton and Philip Hobbs, performs throughout Scotland and Europe

Under the musical direction of John Butt the group has consolidated its existing strength in the Baroque repertoire. Dunedin's commitment to excellence in both live performances and recordings, coupled with the latest research in historical performance, is complemented by its strong belief in supporting new music. As part of its contemporary strand, Dunedin has commissioned and performed works by living composers - including William Sweeney, Errollyn Wallen, Peter Nelson and Sally Beamish - to complement and enhance the meaning of the old masterpieces.

Dunedin has performed at music festivals in Scotland - including the Edinburgh International Festival -, Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Israel and France, and broadcasts frequently on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Scotland. 

Dunedin enjoys a close relationship with Linn records. In 2008 the Dunedin Consort & Players released Bach's Matthew Passion (Last Performing Version, c. 1742) and Handel's Acis and Galatea (Original Cannons Performing Version, 1718). These have both received numerous plaudits, including the nomination for a Classic FM Gramophone award for Acis and Galatea. In 2010 Dunedin released Bach's Mass in B minor (Final version 1748-50, J. Rifkin) to critical acclaim.

Dunedin Consort & Players takes its name from Edinburgh's castle (Eidyn's Din) and, like the famous landmark, has great cultural significance in Scotland's capital city.