Heliocentric takes the audience on a musical journey through 16th- and 17th-century Europe, tracing the formulation of Heliocentrism, visiting Nicolaus Copernicus in Renaissance Poland, Galileo and Vincenzo Galilei in early 17th-century Florence, Johannes Kepler of the Habsburg court in Austria and Prague, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe in Copenhagen, and finally Isaac Newton in England.

Ensemble 1610 explores the diverse sound world which accompanied the Scientific Revolution, featuring music by Francesca Caccini, Vincenzo Galilei, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Giovanni Valentini, Sebastian y Felsztyna, Møgens Pederson, Matthew Locke and others. Its unique instrumentation offers a rich palette of sound colours, able to depict wonder, discovery, disbelief, turmoil and triumph.

Ensemble 1610:
Tamsin Cowell cornett
Stéphanie Dyer historic trombone
Matthew Millkey violin
Jacob Garside viola da gamba
Ceci Keiffer harpsichord