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| Chelys Consort of Viols, one of 27 groups awarded grants in the Continuo Foundation’s eighth round |
The Continuo Foundation has just announced its eighth round of grants, with £100,000 going to 27 early music ensembles to enable them to pursue ambitious concert and recording projects, with audience growth and community building at their heart. This brings the amount provided by Continuo Foundation for historical performance projects covering 900 years of history, and played on period instruments, to a total of £850,000.
As a result of the latest round of grants, ten emerging groups formed since 2020 and 17 established ensembles will perform in 48 different locations, ranging from Cornwall and the Scilly Isles, Hastings and Helensburgh to Belfast and Presteigne, East Anglia to South Devon. Their programmes, whether concert, audio recording or film projects, offer a vibrant perspective on the UK’s infinitely varied, world-class historical performance sector. The broad geographical reach of the funded projects is matched by the list of venues, ranging from purpose-built concert halls to art galleries, churches, community colleges and cafés.
The Grant Round Eight award recipients are – Apollo’s Cabinet – Azur Ensemble – Baroque in the North – Bloomsbury Players – The Brook Street Band – Ceruleo – Chelys Consort of Viols – Concert Trombone Quartette – Dialogue Viols -Ensemble Augelletti – Ensemble Molière – Ex Cathedra – Fiori Musicali – Florilegium – Istante Collective – Le Foyer des Artistes – Liturina – Londinium Consort – London Obbligato Collective – Lowe Ensemble – Lux Musicae London -Manchester Baroque – Players of the Hampstead Collective -Saraband – Sestina Music – Sounds Historical – Spiritato. Full details from the Continuo Foundation’s website.
Performances associated with these projects can be found through the Continuo Connect website. This digital platform opens access to a fascinating world of music through comprehensive event listings, festivals guide, artist profiles, articles and playlists.
