Ensemble Molière
Continuo Foundation grantee
Supported by Continuo Foundation
Ensemble Molière have gained a reputation as an established early music ensemble. Their unique line-up of instruments provides memorable and creative programmes from the repertoire of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, all inspired by the music of the French Baroque. Ensemble Molière were selected as the first ever BBC Radio 3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble for two years from October 2021, in partnership with BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music and the Royal College of Music.
They have performed throughout the UK and Europe, including concerts at the Buxton International Festival, Beverley Early Music Festival, Lammermuir Festival, MA Festival Fringe in Bruges and Festival Oude Muziek Fringe in Utrecht. The group made their debut at the London Festival of Baroque Music under the 'Future Artists' scheme, and are also former members of the BREMF Live! programme. In 2017, they reached the finals of the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition.
Ensemble Molière's first cross-arts project, Pygmalion, was part-funded by Arts Council England and featured an innovative combination of opera and digital media. More recently, the group joined forces with two clowns to create a music theatre show, Good Soup, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of their namesake, the French playwright and actor Molière. The production explored Molière's world through his words and the music of his time, and premiered in London in July 2022 in the intimate and theatrical surroundings of Sands Films Studio. This project was supported by Continuo Foundation.
Ensemble Molière’s debut album, The King’s Playlist, was released on Linn Records in March 2024. www.ensemblemoliere.com
Musicians
- Flavia HirteFlute
- Alice EarllViolin
- Kate ConwayViols, Cello
- Catriona McDermidBassoon, Recorder
- Satoko Doi-LuckHarpsichord, Organ, Fortepiano
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Concerts
- Sat 12 October 2024
- St Michael's Church, Escley
- 5:00pm
- £10 – £20
- Tue 15 October 2024
- Turner Sims, Southampton
- 7:30pm
- £10-£22
- Sat 18 January 2025
- Great School, Ipswich School
- 7:30pm
- Adult: £20 Student (19+): £5 18 and under: Free
- Sat 22 February 2025
- New Town Church, Edinburgh
- 7:30pm
- £25 (Concessions £23, Students/Unwaged £10)
- The Georgian Concert Society
Past programmes
- Mon 8 April 2024
- Handel Hendrix House
- 6:30pm
- £25
- Handel Hendrix House
- Sun 24 March 2024
- The Foundling Museum, London
- 3:30pm
- £25 - £35
- London Handel Festival
- Tue 19 March 2024
- St Mary's Church, Warwick
- 7:30pm
- £27 | £17 | £12 (£1 children)
- Leamington Music
- ➕1 other performance
- Mon 18 March 2024
- Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell
- 7:00pm
- Free (reservation recommended)
- Fri 17 November 2023
- Foundling Museum, London
- 7:00pm
- £25/£20
- Sun 10 September 2023
- Crichton Collegiate Church, Pathhead
- 11:00am
- £21 / £15.75
- Lammermuir Festival
- Mon 17 July 2023
- St John's Church, Buxton
- 3:00pm
- £30
- Buxton Festival
- Sun 28 May 2023
- East Riding Theatre, Beverley
- 7:30pm
- £18
- Beverley Early Music Festival
- ➕1 other performance
- Fri 26 May 2023
- The Quire, Beverley Minster
- 1:00pm
- £18
- Beverley Early Music Festival
- Sun 23 April 2023
- The Church of St Roch, Pendomer
- 3:00pm
- £18