The London Serpent Trio is a unique ensemble founded by early instrument maker Christopher Monk along with Alan Lumsden and Andrew van der Beek. Their first performance was given on 1st April 1976 in a lunchtime concert at St John’s Smith Square. The trio’s traditions are maintained by the three current members, Nicholas Perry, Andrew Kershaw and Philip Humphries.  As there has never been another serpent trio, the choice of repertoire reflects the wide range of musical idioms in which the instrument has been utilised in widely differing contexts over its lifespan of more than four centuries.