Sounds Historical's latest programme explores aspects of early modern life β from mythology to mathematics, from astrology to astronomy, love, magic and inexplicable weather... to a lost whale!
ποΈ+βΉοΈ go.continuoconnect.com/sounds-historical-what-a...
26 professional UK Early Music concerts this weekend (24-26 April) πΈ
πΈ Violinist Maggie Fautless and her ensemble Music for Awhile present a programme of JS Bach and Maddalena Lombardini at Cambridge's Stapleford Granary.
Full info π https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on
NEWS | Your guide to period instrument performances at the BBC Proms 2026
π go.continuoconnect.com/your-guide-t...
To accompany our latest feature interview with Peter Phillips, this playlist explores the extensive discography of The Tallis Scholars under his direction from recordings made between 1980 and 2024...
Listen now or save to Spotify π§ go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-the-tallis-scho...
Pursuing the perfect sound: Peter Phillips tells the story of 'rockstars of Renaissance music', The Tallis Scholars π go.continuoconnect.com/pursuing-the-perfect-sou...
πΈ Hugo Glendinning/Peter Adamik
β New Continuo-supported CD release!
Discover an astonishingly varied cross-section of music associated with Charles IIβs βPrivate Musickβ in the latest release from Musical & Amicable Society, out now on Barn Cottage Records πΏ
Listen now π https://go.continuoconnect.com/fiddlers-three
Thomas Campion: Every dame affects good fame.
A #17thCentury song complaining about excessive and changeable fashions in women's clothing.
From The Third and Fourth Booke of Ayres, 1617
Emily Atkinson: #Soprano
Sam Brown: #Lute
Alison Kinder: Bass #Viol
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpH4...
#earlymusic
We're celebrating 5 years of Continuo Foundation investment in the UK Early Music sector and its musicians! Hear from an interesting array of characters about our impact in this brilliant new film by the wonderful Ian Skelly π½οΈ
Watch now π½οΈ https://go.continuoconnect.com/about-us
26 (!!) Baroque & Early Music concerts in the UK this weekend (17-19 April) π»
πΈ Norwich Baroque presents Elemental: a sonic journey from the earth to the heavens.
Full info π https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on
πΈ Ecco la Primavera... Spring is here!
We're hopeful, happy and giddy in anticipation of what Spring might bring, and this beautiful playlist of 14th-16th century music perfectly reflects these timeless sentiments.
Listen now π§ go.continuoconnect.com/ecco-la-primavera-playli...
With spring in the air, Dr Mary-Jannet Leith explores the research and development of Ensemble Hesperiβs programme which celebrates GP Telemannβs 'near-obsessed' passion for plants and gift-giving among friends.
π go.continuoconnect.com/a-gift-for-your-garden-t...
πΊ Available to stream now!
Until 26 April, join VOCES8 and friends for their Easter edition of LIVE From London, a series of digital broadcasts with some fantastic Early Music performances. Head to VOCES8's socials to get full information and purchase your season ticket ποΈ
Kieran White and CΓ©dric Meyer celebrate the 400th anniversary of two Renaissance masters of the First Golden Age of English Song, John Dowland and John Danyel, in their latest release on SOMM Recordings.
π go.continuoconnect.com/time-stands-still-dowlan...
π£ Our March 2026 Continuo Foundation update is now online!
π Read on continuofoundation.co.uk
NEWS | Londonβs newest Medieval music group set for launch concert
π go.continuoconnect.com/londons-newe...
Huge congratulations to HGOpera, which has won two Offie (Off West End) Awards for their Continuo-supported production of Monteverdi's Poppea! πΎ
Performance: Thano Papadaki as Poppea
Staging: Ashley Pearson (director)
8 Baroque & Early Music concerts in the UK this weekend including medieval obsessions in London, Jane Austen's favourites in Yorkshire, Bach's students in the southwest and live-looped Medieval and Renaissance music in Scotland (πΈ)
π https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on
Did you see our exclusive interview with The Sixteen founder Harry Christophers yesterday? Here's a new playlist, curated by Harry himself, to accompany your reading π
π§ go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-curated-by-harr...
Few figures in the choral world have shaped the sound of sacred music as profoundly as Harry Christophers of The Sixteen.
He shares insights on his long-standing passion for choral music π go.continuoconnect.com/harry-christophers-the-s...
A sublime Saturday shout-out to Oxford Bach Soloists, whose 2019 performance of Bach's Easter Oratorio at New College Chapel is the perfect watch for this long weekend πΊ
Watch with additional context on Continuo Connect π go.continuoconnect.com/oxford-bach-soloists-bac...
Join the 'unequivocally impressive' (The Guardian) Figure Ensemble for a new programme of Baroque and contemporary music for period instruments next Thursday (9 April) at London's iconic Sinfonia Smith Square π»
Full info + book tickets π https://go.continuoconnect.com/figure-side-by-side-2026
11 historically-informed concerts in the UK this weekend (3-5 April), including the finale of London Handel Festival at St George's Hanover Square π»
πΈ Oxford Bach Soloists will perform St John Passion at St James's, Piccadilly (plus Oxford on 1 April)
π https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on
Tomorrow marks the death of Suor Maria Celeste, almost 400 years ago, on 2 April 1634.
In Music at a Florentine Convent, Professor Laurie Stras of Musica Secreta creates a historical context for the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript (MS 27766) π https://go.continuoconnect.com/stras-celeste
NEWS | Historic Brass Society recognises @annekescott.bsky.social with annual award
www.continuoconnect.com/news/histori...
11 historically-informed concerts in the UK this weekend (3-5 April), including the finale of London Handel Festival at St George's Hanover Square π»
πΈ Oxford Bach Soloists will perform St John Passion at St James's, Piccadilly (plus Oxford on 1 April)
π https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on
From Ariodante to ABBA πͺ©
To accompany our recent interview with Anne Sofie von Otter, we explore her extensive Early Music discography spanning Monteverdi and Dowland to Charpentier, Bach, and Handel.
Listen now π go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-anne-sofie-von-...
De Paris Γ Glasgow: HΓ©loΓ―se Bernard in song πΆ
Full article (7 min read) π go.continuoconnect.com/de-paris-a-glasgow-heloi...
A Saturday Shout-out π’ to Chipping Campden Music Festival, who this spring are bringing music across all ages β including some of the UK's finest Early Music ensembles β to the #Cotswolds!
More info + tickets π go.continuoconnect.com/chipping-campden-music-f...
Happy birthday to Continuo Connect... We're three years old! π₯³
Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to making Continuo Connect the essential hub for UK Early Music it is today. Together, we're shining a spotlight on the vibrant and exciting music we love β
β‘ 'VIVIDLY ENERGETIC' (Gramophone)
Continuo patrons Ashley Solomon and Rachel Podger join forces with Florilegium and soprano Elizabeth Watts to present a selection of Telemann's orchestral and vocal works.
π go.continuoconnect.com/telemann-ino-cantata-and...
