A superbly sensual Saturday shout-out 📢 to Bellot Ensemble and Kieran White, who you may have spotted have released the third in their series of Continuo-funded videos! Read more about this beautiful aria and watch the video 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/bellot-ensemble-cavalli-delizie-contenti

Double, Double, Toil & Trouble 🪄 Featuring repertoire spanning 900 years, Palisander’s new album, Double, Double Toil & Trouble is inspired by the mystical and magical – perfect for a listen on Friday 13th 👻 💿 Out now! 🔊 https://go.continuoconnect.com/double-double-toil-and-trouble-palisander

A great first day of our project with Deux-Elles Classical Recordings. Basset Horns & Clarinets: Katherine Spencer, Sarah Thurlow and Fiona Mitchell Sopranos: Grace Davidson, Julia Doyle Bass-Baritone: Edward Grint Horns: Richard Bayliss, Martin Lawrence. @continuoconnect.bsky.social

NEWS | Multiple award nominations for HGO’s Monteverdi opera go.continuoconnect.com/multiple-awa...

TOMORROW ⏰ Música d'Outrora chat with Petroc Trelawny and perform excerpts from their Continuo-funded debut album Still Life on BBC Radio 3's In Tune – Friday from 17:00! Hear them live this weekend in Birmingham and York 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

Early Music in the UK this weekend (13-15 Feb) 🎻 including five Continuo-supported projects! Full info 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

The application window for Continuo Foundation Grant Round 11 funding closes TOMORROW 12 FEBRUARY AT MIDDAY 🏁 Full details are available at https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/grant-round-eleven for projects taking place between May and November 2026 ⭐

Our first Continuo Foundation update of 2026 is out now, featuring partnership news, project highlights from recent grantees, and an Artist Spotlight with flautist Eva Caballero ❤️ 🔗 https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/news

NEWS | Utrecht Early Music Festival opens two opportunities for young Early Music performers 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/utrecht-earl...

Here's a Friday treat to mark the birthday of Queen Anne (6 Feb 1665): A full-length concert from Spiritato featuring Elizabeth Kenny, Nardus Williams, Nicholas Mulroy, and others! Full concert and programme notes 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/spiritato-elizabeth-kenny-music-to-her-majestie-odes

To accompany our latest Feature article, enjoy this playlist curated by Jeffrey Skidmore himself, which includes performances by Ex Cathedra, Solomon's Knot, La Nuova Musica and more. Listen now 🎧 https://go.continuoconnect.com/jeffrey-skidmore-playlist

Our latest newsletter and Feature article is out now 🔖 Jeffrey Skidmore reflects on his career, from founding Ex Cathedra in Birmingham to emerging as one of the UK’s leading voices in early and French Baroque music. 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/jeffrey-skidmore

A Saturday Shout-out 📢 to Ex Cathedra, who next Sunday at B:Music (15 Feb) will mark the 300th death anniversary of Michel-Richard de Lalande with their programme 'The Sun King's Favourite' ☀️ ⭐ Supported by a Continuo grant 🎟️ https://go.continuoconnect.com/ex-cathedra-the-sun-kings-favourite

Here's a Friday treat to mark the birthday of Queen Anne (6 Feb 1665): A full-length concert from Spiritato featuring Elizabeth Kenny, Nardus Williams, Nicholas Mulroy, and others! Full concert and programme notes 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/spiritato-elizabeth-kenny-music-to-her-majestie-odes

One week to go ⌛ UK-based period instrument ensembles have until 12 February at midday to apply for Continuo Foundation Grant Round 11 funding! Find full details and how to apply at https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/grant-round-eleven ⭐

Excellent reading and listening for your Saturday morning! #EarlyMusic #EarlyModern #BookHistory #TeamNun #Nuntastic #Skystorians

This interview was so much fun! The questions really honed in on the core of what Musica Secreta does and why we do it. It’s valuable to have to articulate those.

The 2026 London Handel Festival, From Heavenly Harmony, is a five-week celebration of Handel’s music, featuring Arcangelo as Principal Ensemble in Residence plus performances by AAM, Rachel Podger and lots more. ℹ️ Festival info + tickets at https://go.continuoconnect.com/london-handel-festival-2026

What's on this weekend (6-8 Feb) 🎻 Full info 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

To round off our 16th-century convent-inspired weekend with Laurie Stras and Musica Secreta, check out our latest short playlist, featuring a selection of vocal music from their fantastic recordings ⛪ Listen now on our Spotify page 🎧 https://go.continuoconnect.com/continuo-connect-spotify

"...Women’s voices were very much part of the sound of the Renaissance city" Read part two of our fantastic interview with Laurie Stras of Musica Secreta now, exclusively on Continuo Connect 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/sisters-of-polyphony-part-two

"I have documents that show exactly what the Archbishop of Florence was down with and what he was not" 🕵️ Musica Secreta Director Laurie Stras takes us deep into the world of Renaissance musical detective work... Part one 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/sisters-of-polyphony-part-one

The Brook Street Band's latest album features one of only two surviving published works of Joseph Gibbs (1698-1788), his violin sonatas. Discover 'one of the 18th century’s best-kept secrets'... 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/brook-street-band-joseph-gibbs First Hand Records

Two weeks to go ⏰ If you are a professional UK-based ensemble with a consistent membership of at least three period instrumentalists, you have until 12 February at midday to apply for Grant Round 11 funding. ⭐ https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/grant-round-eleven for more info + how to apply!

Baroque & Early Music in the UK this weekend (29 Jan-1 Feb) 🎻 Listings + tickets 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

NEWS | Bach Choir goes back to its beginnings to celebrate 150 years Read more 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/bach-choir-celebrates-150-years

Happy 270th birthday to the (truly) one-and-only Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! Celebrate with The Mozartists TONIGHT at Cadogan Hall 🥳 📅 27 Jan, 19:30 🎟️ Full info on our What's On page https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

In celebration of Mozart’s 270th birthday, our latest playlist traces his life through the places that shaped his music, setting his compositions alongside the works by other composers he encountered along the way. Full track list and listen 🎧 https://go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-mozarts-travels

Acclaimed violinist Jacqueline Ross searches for the art of spontaneity in Beethoven's violin sonatas in our latest Sunday Feature. If you're curious about the intersection of academia and performance practice, this one's a must-read! 😮 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/beethoven-revisited

A Saturday Shout-out 📢 to Música d'Outrora, who bring their debut album, 'Still Life', to Birmingham and York this February 14 and 15 in Birmingham and York. ⭐ Album recording supported by Continuo Foundation 🔗 Full info + tickets https://go.continuoconnect.com/still-life-2026

NEWS | Early Music titan Jordi Savall Wins 2026 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize Read more 👉 go.continuoconnect.com/jordi-savall...

Hear His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts playing music from two turbulent centuries of English history in a venue that has hosted kings and queens, feasting, dancing and music for over 500 years 👑🎺 ⭐ Supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation 🔗 Full info on our website

Join Oxford Bach Soloists and cellist Jonathan Byers this Saturday (24 Jan) for the latest in their series of JS Bach's adored Cello Suites, plus performances from their choral scholars and co-principal keyboardists. ⭐ Supported by a Continuo grant 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

Baroque & Early Music near you this weekend (23-25 Jan) 🎄 Listings + tickets 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

It's official: The worst day of the year (Blue Monday) is almost upon us 😣 Let's remind ourselves of sunnier times with our latest commute playlist, and be thankful that every day passing is another step closer to spring 🌱 Listen now 🎧 https://go.continuoconnect.com/music-for-sunnier-times-playlist

This autumn, Clusone in Northern Italy celebrates the 400th birthday of the once-influential 17th-century composer Giovanni Legrenzi (1626–1690)... Full article (8 min read) 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/legrenzi-a-forgotten-genius-full-of-surprises

Join Intesa in Scotland later this month for 5th-century Armenian chants, Italian opera, French baroque, Armenian folk, and even some Radiohead and Charles Aznavour... 📅 21-25 Jan 📌 #Kirkcaldy, #Newtonmore, #Melrose, #Edinburgh, #Dunoon ℹ️+🎟️ https://go.continuoconnect.com/intesa-scottish-tour-2026

The deadline for the London Handel Festival 2026 International Handel Singing Competition is tomorrow, 16 January! More info 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/international-baroque-singing-competition-opens-for-entries

Following 25 largely sold-out performances, The Gesualdo Six reunite with director Bill Barclay in a follow-up to the hit tour, Secret Byrd... 📌 London St Martin-in-the-Fields (16+17 Jan) | York National Centre for Early Music (18+19 Jan) 🎟️ https://go.continuoconnect.com/death-of-gesualdo-2026

UK Baroque & Early Music concerts this weekend (16-18 Jan) 🎄 Full info 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

As we step into 2026, Continuo Connect looks back three centuries to explore 1726, a year rich in musical milestones. Our latest playlist includes works written or premiered in 1726 by Handel, Couperin, Bach and more... 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-1726-in-music

Imagine visiting historic venues in Coventry, headphones on, and hearing music from centuries past, echoing through the same churches where it was first performed. That is the idea behind Aural Histories: Coventry... 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/historical-performance-in-a-virtual-space

Out now! Enjoy members of Bellot Ensemble waking a sleepy Cupid in their latest Continuo-funded video, Barbara Strozzi's 'Amor dormiglione' 💘 Watch the video 🎥 https://go.continuoconnect.com/bellot-ensemble-strozzi-amor-dormiglione 📸 Thanks to Nathan Giorgetti for the behind-the-scenes photos!

Out today on Toccata! Congrations to @davidallinson.bsky.social and @renaissancesingers.bsky.social 🥳

NEWS | Continuo Foundation opens its 11th round of funding for Early Music projects go.continuoconnect.com/continuo-fou...

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are now inviting applications for Grant Round 11, with £100,000 in grants available for Early Music projects across the UK 📣 👉 More info + how to apply: https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/grant-round-eleven ⭐🎶

A very important announcement from Continuo Foundation is coming tomorrow at 09:00! Click the bell icon at the top of our profile page so you don't miss it 🔔

NEWS | The English Concert early career Fellowship Scheme opens for applications Full article 👇 go.continuoconnect.com/the-english-...

It's a quiet time of year in the Early Music world, but you can still take in a breathtaking period instrument concert in parts of the UK this weekend! Find all upcoming events and book tickets via our website 🌐

Established in 1958, the George Enescu International Festival has quite possibly the biggest programme of orchestral concerts squeezed into one month of any classical festival in the world... 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/george-enescu-international-festival-2025