Invitation to 'party like it's 1525' was gladly accepted!

ONE small disappointment with this concert by [hanse]Pfeyfferey is that the five women who make up this extraordinarily named Renaissance wind band didn’t explain what on earth the name meant.

- By WILLIAM RUFF

And this wasn’t the sort of concert in which you could nod off and miss important bits of information like that. This was music fit for outdoor celebrations, tailor-made for playing from high church towers and sure to be found at the very swishest of parties in early 16th century Germany. In fact, the group invited their Lakeside audience to “party like it's 1525”. It's fair to say that the Djanogly Recital Hall isn’t exactly designed for dancing, excessive drinking and generally letting one’s hair down. However, you could use your imagination, especially when such vividly evocative sounds made the 500 year journey back in time so easy to enjoy.