Career
He founded in 1969 and directs the early music ensemble The Consort of Musicke, which continues to be one of the chief vehicles for his inspiration, among many other activities and interests. Anthony was appointed York Early Music Festival vice president in 2008. He continues regular work as a visiting professor at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where he is director of AVES - Advanced Vocal Ensemble Studies.
Most recently he has been appointed a visiting professor at the Orpheus Institute, Ghent, under the heading "Developing a Practical Philosophy of Performance." In 2003, 2005 and 2007 he undertook four-month residencies at Florida State University, holding graduate seminars and directing productions.
In 2003 this included a fully staged version of Semele by John Ecclesiastical In 2005 a ‘first’ Conference on John Ecclesiastical
2007 focused on The Passions of William Hayes. Writing and research are of great importance, to develop and extend the repertoire.
Plans for the future include more time for writing.
Recently, Anthony has turned to the 18th and 19th centuries, as part of his continuing project to search out the best of forgotten English music He is the author of Performance: revealing the Orpheus within.
