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Cambridge Handel Opera Company

Cambridge Handel Opera

Cambridge Handel Opera Company is a charity devoted to the performance of staged baroque opera, with authenticity and excellence at the heart of its mission.

Chelys

Chelys Consort of Viols

Described by Gramophone as having released 'unquestionably the most beautiful recording of the Lachrimae', Chelys have garnered a reputation for their faithful yet fresh interpretations of the consort repertoire.

Consone Quartet

The first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are fast making a name for themselves with their honest and expressive interpretations of classical and romantic repertoire.

Ensemble Augelletti

‘The playing is wonderful, with exquisite sensitivity, a refined tone and perfect balance between the instruments.

Ex Cathedra

Ex Cathedra is a leading UK choir and Early Music ensemble. We give ground-breaking performances of music from the 12th to the 21st centuries and lead the sector in the fields of learning and wellbeing.

Fiori Musicali

Founded in 1983 by director Dr Penelope Rapson, Fiori are one of the principal providers of professional classical and early music concerts outside London.

Fretwork

"Fretwork is the finest viol consort on the planet" - Stephen Pettitt, The London Evening Standard.

HGOAntiqua Orchestra

HGOAntiqua Orchestra is the period-instrument ensemble used by HGO Trust Ltd in performances of 17th and 18th century opera. HGO Trust, founded in 1990,  is a registered UK charity (no.

His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

Celebrating its 40th anniversary season in 2022-23, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts continues in the same spirit as always: aiming to bring the sound of its noble instruments to the 21st century, through pan-European repertoire from 16th- and...

Londinium Wigmore 

Londinium Consort

Londinium Consort is a new emerging ensemble based in London seeking commissions for composers and concert opportunities. The ensemble is named after the ancient name of the City of London, where old and new meet.

London Early Opera 2025

London Early Opera

LONDON EARLY OPERA 

London Early Opera (LEO) is a British period-instrument orchestra consisting of a group of diverse, specialist baroque instrumentalists, international singers, researchers, historians and musicologists.

Manchester Baroque (photo credit - Claudia Terpstra)

Manchester Baroque

Since our launch in 2019, Manchester Baroque has built a reputation for engaging and vibrant performances of historical music on period instruments.

Musica Antica Rotherhithe

Musica Antica Rotherhithe is a mixed ensemble of young and seasoned professional instrumentalists and singers specialising in historical performance.

Musica d'Outrora

Música d'Outrora

Música d’Outrora (M d’O) is a three-piece chamber ensemble based in the United Kingdom, known for its diverse members hailing from varied musical backgrounds.

Newe Vialles - Newe Vialles/Old Viols

Newe Vialles

Viol consort, specialising in English repertoire of the 16th and 17th centuries, and innovative projects for viols and continuo

OLD STREET BAND

Old Street Band

Old Street Band: a period orchestra combining experience with youth, performing in a fresh and theatrical manner, exploring new ways of speaking to audiences.

Oxford Bach Soloists

The Oxford Bach Soloists (OBS) is a world-class Baroque ensemble performing, in sequence, the complete canon of J. S. Bach’s vocal works over 12 years. Through our education schemes, we provide the next generation of young aspiring artists.

Parnassus

Parnassus is collaborative flexible ensemble made up of 4 core members. They are committed to exploring a wide range of repertoire through the prism of historical informed performance with the values of chamber music at the heart of everything they do.

Passacaglia Trio

Annabel Knight – Recorders and Flute
Robin Bigwood – Harpsichord
Reiko Ichise – Viola da Gamba

For many years the baroque ensemble Passacaglia has been acclaimed for its engaging and charismatic performances of seventeenth and eighteenth-century...

Passamezzo

Passamezzo is an established early music ensemble known for their ability to bring historical events to life through engaging performances and programming.

SABI ENSEMBLE

SABI ENSEMBLE is a collective of musicians who bring the music of historically forgotten composers to life on period instruments.

Sestina Music 2025

Sestina Music

Sestina Music is a Belfast-based early music ensemble with a reputation for excellence and authenticity in early music.

Spinacino Consort

The Spinacino Consort is a Scottish based early music ensemble dedicated to reimagining the music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in passionate and engaging performances.

Spiritato

Spiritato is a period instrument ensemble with a love for little-known composers.

The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble is a virtuoso period instrument group with a host of distinguished recordings to its name.

The H Ensemble

The H Ensemble is a small, UK-based early music collective that brings together baroque virtuosity, folk energy, and imaginative programming.

The Telling

The Vauxhall Band

The Vauxhall Band is a collective of musicians and dancers dedicated to performing a wealth of original and unique 18th and 19th century repertoire on period instruments.

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