Musical & Amicable Society

Lynda Sayce

Originally trained as a flautist, Lynda Sayce read Music at Oxford, where she heard a lute for the first time, and was immediately smitten by the inst...

The original Musical and Amicable Society was founded in 1762 by James Kempson, who directed the choir at St Bartholomew’s Chapel, Birmingham.

Musical & Amicable Society - Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

Intesa

Intesa was formed at the Royal Academy of Music by Lucine Musaelian and Nathan Giorgetti.

Intesa - Intesa at the Islington Festival

A Dialogue Across Time

Ensemble Augelletti

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

In Friendship

Flutes & Frets Duo

The Flutes & Frets Duo are a unique ensemble passionate about showing the versatility of the flute and plucked instruments combination. Fundamentally, their aim is to play all types of music on the instruments they were in use at the time of composition.

Lewes Baroquefest 2025 image

Lewes Baroquefest 

Five professional concerts in historic Lewes, East Sussex featuring top baroque performers and culminating in Handel’s Dixit Dominus and J S Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins and Magnificat. 

Flutes & Frets Duo - Don't Stop the Music! 

Don't Stop the Music! 

Sarah Small

Sarah Small is a viola da gamba player performing regularly as a soloist and chamber musician, and founder of the ensemble Hex.

Sarah Small - Good Again?

Good Again?

SAXON SHORE EARLY MUSICKENARDINGTON

SAXON SHORE EARLY MUSIC KENARDINGTON

SSEMK presents small-scale early music twice a year in the fabulous acoustic of St Mary, Kenardington

CHORDOPHONY

A Tale of Four Cities

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.

Oxford Bach Soloists - Bach: Singet dem Herrn

Bach: Singet dem Herrn

Nocturnalia Ensemble 

Young Early Music Ensemble exploring the connections between improvisation, folk and classical music through innovative programming 

Nocturnalia Ensemble - Beyond the Diva

Beyond the Diva

Palisander

Lydia Gosnell - Miriam Monaghan - Caoimhe de Paor - Tabea Debus

Palisander prides itself on presenting imaginative, historical programmes with a wide range of repertoire; performing largely from memory, on recorders up to 6 feet tall.

Lichfield Festival

11 days of music and performance across Lichfield

Palisander - Double, Double Toil & Trouble

Double, Double Toil & Trouble

The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra

The Sixteen Choir

The Sixteen is a performing arts charity, comprised of a choir and period-instrument orchestra, which exists to take beautiful and inspiring choral music, from the Renaissance to today, to as wide and diverse an audience as possible.

Wigmore Hall

Early Music at Wigmore Hall

Wigmore Hall, one of the world’s great concert halls, specialises in chamber and instrumental music, early music and song.

The Sixteen Choir - Angel of Peace

Palestrina: Teacher and Warrior

Sounds Historical

Sounds Historical are a group of musicians specialising in early music.

Sounds Historical - 600 Years!

600 Years!

Leeds Baroque

Leeds Baroque, the city’s only period instrument orchestra, specialises in performances of music of the 17th and 18th centuries. Founded in 2000, and made up of professional, student and talented amateur performers, Leeds Baroque is directed by Prof.

Leeds Baroque - Sound the Trumpet  

Sound the Trumpet  

Vermeer Chamber Concerts

Intimate chamber concerts in beautiful and inspiring spaces

Maxim Emelyanychev

Schubert Sonatinas

Bruegel Consort

Secret Knowledge of the Stars

Amyas

High energy and extreme musicality distinguish this unique ensemble specialising in music from c12-c18th. Vintage music - 21st century flair!!

Plumstead Peculiars

A monthly series of free concerts held in Plumstead, London

Amyas - The Ghost in the Machine 

The Ghost in the Machine 

Gregorian Treasures (Photo credit: Frances Marshall)

Gregorian Treasures

JdP Concert Series

A special series of early music concerts in the JdP’s sister venue, St Giles' Chapel (St Hilda's College)

Julian Perkins - Early Music 6: Bach’s Attick

Early Music 6: Bach’s Attick

Holly Harman

Holly Harman is a distinguished baroque violinist with a deep connection to the music of the Baroque period.

Ground - Album Launch Concert

La Serenissima

La Serenissima is the UK’s leading exponent of Italian baroque music.

La Rossa

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras is made up of three internationally-renowned ensembles that lead the field of period performance.

St Martin-in-the-Fields

St Martin-in-the-Fields is a landmark church, concert venue and visitor attraction on London's Trafalgar Square. 

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