The London Consorts of Winds are a group of about 30 amateur brass and woodwind players based in South London playing in 3 separate ensembles. We play a wide range of repertoire – from arrangements of early music, through to cutting edge contemporary compositions. We rehearse approximately monthly in South London, and we aim to perform across London five or six times a year. Our main source of income is the subscriptions which our members pay annually. The current annual subscription is £50 per member per group, with scope for reduction or waiver in cases of financial hardship.

We have performed during 2011 at the Horniman Museum, in St Cyprian's church near Baker Street, in partnership with the charity Fairbridge at St Mary-at-Hill in the City of London, and at two South London bandstands during the summer.

We are currently planning our performance schedule for 2012, and the first concert will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday 19th May at All Saints’ Church, Trewsbury Road, Sydenham, London SE26 5DP.

We are running a composition competition in 2012. For further details and information about how to enter, see this page.

We have finalised our mission statement for the period 2011–2013. Key themes are reaching out to our existing audiences and developing new ones, working on innovative programming and performance, and developing the way in which the three separate consorts work together. We made a start on this at our autumn 2010 concert in St Hilda’s Church, Brockley – adopting a new model for performing together – and developed these themes at our concerts in St Cyprian's and St Mary-at-Hill. One of our specific objectives is working actively to encourage contemporary composers to compose for our players. Watch this website for further information about how we will aim to do this.

Details of the three ensembles, including instrumental line-up and current vacancies, can be found by clicking on the links below.