William Hunt

William Hunt graduated from Cambridge university in languages and law, took post-graduate early music studies at the Guildhall School of Music and subsequently studied the viol with Wieland Kuijken.

After being a member of the chamber ensemble London Baroque for several years, in 1985 he became a founder member of the viol consort Fretwork. He has played viol and violone with many of the leading period instrument ensembles in England and has also held teaching posts at various times with many of the music conservatories, including the Guildhall School of Music, The Royal Academy of Music and most recently Birmingham Conservatory. He is now increasingly occupied with running Fretwork Editions, which specialises in publishing modern editions of viol consort music.