The Parley of Instruments takes its name from some of the earliest public concerts in the world, given in London in 1676 by the violinist John Banister. The core group consists of Judy Tarling and Theresa Caudle (violins), Mark Caudle (bass viol, cello and bass violin) and Peter Holman (harpsichord and chamber organ). The Parley was founded in 1979 to play the rich repertory of Renaissance and Baroque string consort music, and it subsequently created the first Renaissance violin consort in modern times.

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