What's On
Explore period-instrument performances of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, classical and new music, and choral & vocal repertoire.
Wed, 15 July 2026
Pavilion Arts Theatre, Buxton
7:15pm
£56 (u35s £10) 
Buxton International Festival
Festivals and Concert Series
Established and emerging artists are presenting inspiring programmes in festivals and concert series across the UK.
Brecon Choir Festival
Described by The Guardian as a 'unique celebration of song', the 2026 Brecon Choir Festival features the acclaimed The Gesualdo Six, Continuum and The Lyons Mouth.
Buxton International Festival
A summer festival of world class opera, music, books and jazz in the heart of the Peak District.
Early Music at the BBC Proms
This year's selection of concerts performed on period instruments at 'the world's greatest classical music festival'.
Early Music News
Handpicked news stories from the world of Baroque & Early Music.
RCM researcher wins £100,000 grant to 3D-print playable historical woodwind instruments
Dr Ingrid Pearson, Senior Academic Tutor at the Royal College of Music, has been awarded a £100,000 award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create playable replicas of historical woodwind instruments.
Continuo Foundation unlocks another £100,000 for UK period instrument ensembles
Continuo Foundation has opened applications for Round 12 of the Continuo Foundation Awards, making a further £100,000 available to support Early Music projects across the UK by professional period-instrument ensembles.
Features
Discover the fascinating world of Baroque & Early Music through artist interviews, festival reviews, playlists, album features, and expert insights.
The Salt Road
In 1705, the 20-year-old Bach walked 270 miles from Arnstadt to Lübeck to sit at the feet of his hero Dieterich Buxtehude – one of music history’s great pilgrimages.
Dieterich Buxtehude: A Playlist
A playlist that explores the oeuvre of the Danish master organist and composer Dieterich Buxtehude, whose style greatly influenced the next generation of composers, including JS Bach, Handel, and Mattheson.
In conversation: Timothy Lin
Continuo Connect catches up with Tim Lin, cellist and gamba player with the Linarol Consort of Viols, Música d'Outrora and other ensembles.
Vache Baroque summer magic
Jonathan Darbourne, co-founder and Artistic Director of Vache Baroque, talks to Continuo's Simon Mundy as the company returns to Buxton with Francesca Caccini's 'La liberazione di Ruggiero', the first opera known to have been composed by a woman.
Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford & Jupiter Ensemble: ‘Handel’ at Wigmore Hall
Thomas Dunford’s Jupiter Ensemble and French-Italian soprano Lea Desandre step into the thick of Handel’s oratorios and other works for London to embrace some of the composer’s most expressive arias.
Fiddlers Three – from concept to recording
Martin Perkins, co-director of the Musical & Amicable Society, traces the development of the ensemble’s latest recording, ‘Fiddlers Three’, exploring the research, repertoire and performance decisions behind the project, supported by Continuo Foundation.