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Double, Double, Toil & Trouble ๐ช
Featuring repertoire spanning 900 years, Palisanderโs new album, Double, Double Toil & Trouble is inspired by the mystical and magical โ perfect for a listen on Friday 13th ๐ป
๐ฟ Out now!
๐ 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.
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NEWS | Multiple award nominations for HGOโs Monteverdi opera
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TOMORROW โฐ
Mรบsica d'Outrora chat with Petroc Trelawny and perform excerpts from their Continuo-funded debut album Still Life on BBC Radio 3's In Tune โ Friday from 17:00!
Hear them live this weekend in Birmingham and York ๐ https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on
Early Music in the UK this weekend (13-15 Feb) ๐ป including five Continuo-supported projects!
Full info ๐ https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on
The application window for Continuo Foundation Grant Round 11 funding closes TOMORROW 12 FEBRUARY AT MIDDAY ๐
Full details are available at https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/grant-round-eleven for projects taking place between May and November 2026 โญ
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 โค๏ธ
๐ https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/news
NEWS | Utrecht Early Music Festival opens two opportunities for young Early Music performers
๐ 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 ๐ 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 ๐ง https://go.continuoconnect.com/jeffrey-skidmore-playlist
Our latest newsletter and Feature article is out now ๐
Jeffrey Skidmore reflects on his career, from founding Ex Cathedra in Birmingham to emerging as one of the UKโs leading voices in early and French Baroque music.
๐ https://go.continuoconnect.com/jeffrey-skidmore
A Saturday Shout-out ๐ข 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' โ๏ธ
โญ Supported by a Continuo grant
๐๏ธ 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 ๐ https://go.continuoconnect.com/spiritato-elizabeth-kenny-music-to-her-majestie-odes
One week to go โ
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 โญ
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. Itโs valuable to have to articulate those.
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The 2026 London Handel Festival, From Heavenly Harmony, is a five-week celebration of Handelโs music, featuring Arcangelo as Principal Ensemble in Residence plus performances by AAM, Rachel Podger and lots more.
โน๏ธ Festival info + tickets at https://go.continuoconnect.com/london-handel-festival-2026
What's on this weekend (6-8 Feb) ๐ป
Full info ๐ 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 โช
Listen now on our Spotify page ๐ง https://go.continuoconnect.com/continuo-connect-spotify
"...Womenโs 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 ๐ 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" ๐ต๏ธ
Musica Secreta Director Laurie Stras takes us deep into the world of Renaissance musical detective work...
Part one ๐ 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 centuryโs best-kept secrets'...
๐ https://go.continuoconnect.com/brook-street-band-joseph-gibbs
First Hand Records
Two weeks to go โฐ
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.
โญ 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) ๐ป
Listings + tickets ๐ https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on
NEWS | Bach Choir goes back to its beginnings to celebrate 150 years
Read more ๐
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 ๐ฅณ
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27 Jan, 19:30
๐๏ธ Full info on our What's On page https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on
In celebration of Mozartโs 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 ๐ง 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! ๐ฎ
๐ https://go.continuoconnect.com/beethoven-revisited
A Saturday Shout-out ๐ข to Mรบsica d'Outrora, who bring their debut album, 'Still Life', to Birmingham and York this February 14 and 15 in Birmingham and York.
โญ Album recording supported by Continuo Foundation
๐ Full info + tickets https://go.continuoconnect.com/still-life-2026
