Renaissance Players

The Renaissance Players

Company type	Ensemble
Industry	Music
Founded	1967
Defunct	2014
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Key people	Winsome Evans (leader)
Products	Early music recordings

The Renaissance Players represented an Australian ensemble specializing in early music, under the leadership of Winsome Evans. Their album Mirror of Light earned a nomination for the 1997 ARIA Award in the category of Best Classical Album.

Discography

• Memories Of English Minstrelsy (1976) – Viking
• Adam's Apple (1977) – Cherry Pie
• The Captive Unicorn (2LP) (1978) – Cherry Pie
• The Sibyl's Giggle (1979) – Cherry Pie
• The Cat's Fiddlestick (1981) – Cherry Pie
• The Muses' Gift (Dances I) (1993) – Walsingham Classics
• Venus' Fire (Dances II) (1994) – Walsingham Classics
• The Ring Of Creation (Dances III) (1994) – Walsingham Classics
• Garland Dances (Dances IV) (1995) – Walsingham Classics
• Songs For A Wise King (Cantigas I) (1996) – Walsingham Classics
• Maria Morning Star (Cantigas II) (1996) – Walsingham Classics
• Mirror of Light (Cantigas III) (1996) – Walsingham Classics
• Thorns Of Fire (The Sephardic Experience I) (1998) – Celestial Harmonies
• Apples & Honey (The Sephardic Experience II) (1998) – Celestial Harmonies
• Gazelle & Flea (The Sephardic Experience III) (1999) – Celestial Harmonies
• Eggplants (The Sephardic Experience IV) (1999) – Celestial Harmonies
• Testament (Archangels' Banquet/Shepherds' Delight) (2CD) (2000) – Celestial Harmonies
• Of Numbers And Miracles – Selected Cantigas de Santa Maria (2001) – Celestial Harmonies
• Adam's Apple (Limited CD reissue) (2006) – Cherry Pie
• The Sibyl's Giggle (Limited CD reissue) (2006) – Cherry Pie
• Pilgrimage to Montserrat (2CD) (2014) – Tall Poppies
• Memories Of English Minstrelsy (Expanded Limited CD reissue with bonus archive material) (2014)
• Pillar of Wisdom (Cantigas IV) (2014) – Tall Poppies
• Gabriel’s Message (Cantigas V) (2014) – Tall Poppies

ARIA Music Awards

Since 1987, the ARIA Music Awards have celebrated outstanding achievement and creativity in all sectors of Australian music.

! |- | 1997 | Mirror of Light | Best Classical Album | | |-

See also

• Frederick May