Jon currently performs as a harpist with a number of groups including the Dufay Collective and Joglaresa. He is also a regular performer with the company of the Globe Theatre, with whom he has recorded, appeared on BBC4 TV and recently toured the United States.




In addition, Jon is a founder member of the group Sirinu, who have established a reputation at the cutting edge of Early and World music performance, with a particular emphasis on Andean music. As well as extensive international touring, Sirinu have won critical acclaim for the four-part BBC Radio 3 series ‘The Road to Toledo’.




Other groups include the duo String Fellows, the choral group Templar Consort and the traditional British music group Dragonsfire. Jon has also been a featured guest on BBC Radio 3’s ‘Spirit of the Age’.



Selective Early Music Discography



With The Dufay Collective:


  • ‘The Play of Daniel’ (to be released 2007)


With the Globe Theatre:



  • This World’s Globe (Signum, SIGCD077, 2006)

  • Such Sweet Sorrow (Globe Theatre, 2004)



With Sirinu:



  • ‘Gentile Spiritus: Lute Trios and Spanish Songs from the Segovia Codex’ (EML053, 2004)

  • ‘Out of the Orient: Music from the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries’ (EML 054, 2004)

  • ‘All Goodly Sports: The Complete Music of Henry VIII’ (Chandos CHAN 0621, 1998)

  • ‘The Cradle of the Renaissance: Music from Italy, 1480-1500’ (Hyperion, CDA66814, 1995)

  • ‘Bold, Fearless and Rash: Music from the Courts of Burgundy, 1363-1477’ (EML 007, 1994)




Others:



  • Songs from the Taverne (Classical Communications CDG1059, 2003)

  • Christmas Vespers (Classical Communications CDG1042, 2003)



Film and TV soundtracks:



  • Venice (BBC2 TV documentary: Peter Salem) 2004

  • The Other Boleyn Girl (Peter Salem) 2003



‘Formidably qualified, multi-talented, full of energy and daring, Sirinu venture into uncharted waters ... excellent and hugely enjoyable’ - Early Music Review