London Harpsichord Ensemble

The [b]London Harpsichord Ensemble[/b] ([b]LHE[/b]) is one of the longest-running British independent chamber instrumental groups, established in 1945 by harpsichordist [a=Millicent Silver] (1905—1986) and her husband, flutist [url=https://discogs.com/artist/3652615]John Francis[/url] (1908—1992), and led since 1981 by their daughter, oboist [a=Sarah Francis] (b. 1938). A quintet at its core, LHE can expand to 8-9 players for concertos. The ensemble championed a broad XVIII-century repertoire, including many works of [url=https://discogs.com/artist/95541]Albinoni[/url], [url=https://discogs.com/artist/793064]Telemann[/url], [url=https://discogs.com/artist/375279]Händel[/url], and [url=https://discogs.com/artist/95546] Mozart[/url], and has a prolific career with several albums released on [l=Unicorn-Kanchana], [url=https://discogs.com/label/216861]Saga[/url], and [l105669], numerous concert tours, [l=BBC Radio 3] and [l=Classic FM] radio broadcasts, and international festival appearances, such as a critically acclaimed ten-concert series for [url=https://discogs.com/artist/95537]Bach[/url]'s bi-centennial in 1950 at the [l=Edinburgh Festival].

[b]LHE members[/b]
[a=Sarah Francis] — oboe
[a=Graham Mayger] — flute
[a=Frances Mason] — violin
[url=https://discogs.com/artist/5003802]Margaret Powell[/url] — cello
[url=https://discogs.com/artist/5359824]Ian Clarke[/url] — harpsichord