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Apollo's Cabinet

Apollo’s Cabinet are an early music ensemble founded at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2018. Since then they have grown in size and perform with a flexible lineup to offer versatility and variety in programming.

Baroque In The North

Baroque In The North is a Manchester-based performing arts charity specialising in music from 16th-18th centuries, played on period instruments.

Bloomsbury Players

Flexible chamber ensemble, exploring a wide range of repertoire on period instruments 

Early Opera Company

Founded in 1994 by its music director, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company is now firmly established as one of Britain’s leading early music ensembles. Our vision is to celebrate baroque music in ways that delight and inspire audiences.

English Haydn Orchestra performing at the English Haydn Festival

English Haydn Orchestra

Period instrument orchestra focused on performing Haydn’s music and composers of the era - introducing newly discovered compositions arranged for the orchestra 

Ensemble Hesperi

Ensemble Hesperi  is a dynamic and innovative London-based period ensemble with a passion for showcasing Early Music through intelligent, distinctive programming.

Figure

We are Figure, a forward-thinking historical performance ensemble, committed to reaching new and existing audiences through immersive musical experiences.

Fiori Musicali

Founded in 1983 by director Dr Penelope Rapson, Fiori are one of the principal providers of professional classical and early music concerts outside London.

Gabrieli 

For nearly forty years Gabrieli have surprised, challenged and inspired audiences. Bold choral and orchestral performances. Award-winning recordings.

In Echo

Virtuoso ensemble dedicated to the music of the 16th and 17th centuries. Founded and directed by Gawain Glenton

Istante Collective

Istante is a versatile musical collective committed to reaching out to new audiences through innovative concert experiences.

Linarol Consort of Viols

The Linarol Consort of Renaissance Viols draws together players who are leading exponents of the viol as both a consort and solo instrument, and focuses uniquely on their love of the instrument’s very earliest sound and repertoire.

Monteverdi String Band

We are a period-instrument string ensemble specialising in music from the late 16th to late 17th centuries.

Nocturnalia Ensemble 

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

Norwich Baroque

Norwich Baroque performs music from the 17th and 18th centuries on period instruments, with a passion for making Norwich’s incredibly rich history come to life.

five musicians from obsidian baroque holding period instruments in a church

Obsidian Baroque

Obsidian Baroque specialise in Baroque era music for oboe, violin, recorder and continuo with interest in dance collaboration.

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.

Rautio Piano Trio

Since releasing their debut album of Mozart Trios in 2016, the Rautio Trio (Jane Gordon, Victoria Simonsen and Jan Rautio) has emerged as one of today’s finest chamber ensembles known for their refined and powerfully expressive performances.

Republic of Viols

We champion the consort music of England’s musical golden-age with a fresh and vivid sense of discovery, inviting new listeners into its enduring beauty.

Saraband

Saraband is an ensemble that expands from just two violins to a larger group, specialising in music that would have been heard in the grand houses, sitting rooms, coffee houses, taverns and streets of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Sirinu

Sirinu is an ensemble of early instruments and voices, with an established reputation for lively and communicative performances based on sound musical scholarship.

Sounds Historical

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

Spiritato

Spiritato is a period instrument ensemble with a love for little-known composers.

The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen

Taking its name from the musicians who played in one of the the first public concert series in London, the Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen have focussed on bringing neglected masterpieces to the public.

The Kaleidoscope Band - From Night to Day

The Kaleidoscope Band

Five musicians, numerous unusual and wonderful instruments.

The Morley Consort

London-based early music ensemble specialising in 16th- and 17th-century repertoire and research

The Mozartists

The Mozartists specialise in the music of Mozart and his contemporaries, and have established themselves among the most exciting period-instrument ensembles in Europe.

The Royal Sackbut Collective

A young and flexible historical brass ensemble that aspires to expand the artistic horizons of the sackbut!

Vache Baroque

We are Vache Baroque: a group of musicians intent on connecting a younger and more diverse range of people to the power of high-quality Baroque-era music and drama.

Members of Wessex Baroque stand on a red carpet displaying their period instruments.

Wessex Baroque 2026

Wessex Baroque Collective

Wessex Baroque is the Baroque ensemble for Dorset and the surrounding area. 

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