The Church Times Article
13th January 2006. Early-music pioneer SOMEWHERE out in deepest space will be strange alien life-forms enjoying the polyphonic music of the Renaissance, courtesy of David Munrow and the Voyager space mission. In The Archive Hour: Mr Munrow, his study (Radio 4, last Saturday) we heard Munrow’s colleagues and admirers talk about this uniquely energetic musician and broadcaster, who introduced British audiences to the alien world of "early music". Influenced initially by the sounds and instruments of South America, Munrow explored a breadth of repertory that few ensembles would dare to tackle today, in an era of increased specialisation. Munrow and his players dabbled in folk, jazz, and contemporary music, and in his daily children’s show for Radio 3, The Pied Piper, he was as comfortable discussing Richard Strauss operas as he was demonstrating the crumhorn. All his projects had a sense of haphazard energy, which concealed the conscientious planning that went into them. ...