There's nothing better to survive a Monday morning than some beautiful Handel performed on period instruments by AAM! 🎧 https://go.continuoconnect.com/aam-water-music-album

'Dowland to thee is dear, whose heavenly touch Upon the lute doth ravish human sense.' We sat down with lutenist Nigel North to learn what both Dowland and The Lute Society mean to him (6 min read) 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/the-north-star-nigel-north

A Saturday suggestion for if you're hiding from the heat 👇 How about watching a beautifully performed selection of arias from Handel's oratorios and other works? 📽️ https://www.continuoconnect.com/features/lea-desandre-thomas-dunford-and-jupiter-ensemble-handel-at-wigmore-hall

🎭 If you want a story of dysfunctional West End music theatre, a good place to start is the 1694/95 revival of The Indian Queen... Not checked out our SIDETRACKS series yet? Read now 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/sidetracks-purcell-i-attempt-from-loves-sickness

Enjoy these fantastic photos from the ongoing production of the first known opera by a female composer, Francesca Caccini's 'La liberazione di Ruggiero', by Vache Baroque at Buxton International Festival 🎭 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/buxton-international-festival-2026 📸 Genevieve Girling

Coming up this Sunday... Continuo Foundation Patron Ashley Solomon conducts Linden Baroque in 'Three's Company' – an exploration of multi-instrument concerti by Fasch, Telemann, Jiránek and JS Bach. 📌 19 July | St Stephen's, Hampstead 🎟️ Visit lindenbaroque.org for more info

Handpicked favourites happening this weekend in the UK 🙌 FRIDAY (Surrey) | Intesa at Surrey Bach Fest SATURDAY (Scottish Borders) | Dunedin Consort at Paxton House 🌳 SUNDAY (Oxford) | Charivari Agréable🕯️ View hundreds of upcoming concerts 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

In 1705, the 20-year-old JS Bach walked 270 miles from Arnstadt to Lübeck to hear the music of Danish master organist Dieterich Buxtehude, whose style and career greatly influenced the next generation of composers ✍️ Latest playlist 🎧 https://go.continuoconnect.com/dieterich-buxtehude-a-playlist

A Saturday Shout-out 📢 to early keyboard player Kiele Sacco who will perform TOMORROW (12 July) in Stoke Doyle (Northants) and at Leeds Minster on Friday 17 July! We asked her nine questions 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/nine-questions-with-kiele-sacco

Experience the rich harmonies of voices and viols in beautiful historical churches this July with Cantus Quintus in Otley (19 July), Hoar Cross (20 July), Melton Mowbray (22 July), Ely (23 July), Wivenhoe (24 July) and London W14 (25 July) ⛪ 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

📌 Latest news from Continuo Foundation! Our June Monthly Update is out now, featuring our latest impact figures, highlights from the Oxford Early Music Weekend, a sit-down with cellist and viol player Timothy Lin, and more... Full update 👉 https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/post/june-2026-update

Our handpicked highlights of Baroque & Early Music in the UK this weekend – a thread 🙌 Full listings🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

Are you a professional UK-based ensemble with at least three period instrumentalists? Do you have a project you would like to carry out in the UK between December 2026 and May 2027? Our 12th Grant Round is now open 📣 👉 Full info + how to apply https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk

Inspired by Vache Baroque's upcoming production of Francesca Caccini’s La liberazione di Ruggiero at Buxton International Festival, this playlist explores little-known operatic masterpieces by women composers from the Baroque era 🎭 🎧 https://go.continuoconnect.com/baroque-operas-by-women-composers

Jonathan Darbourne tells of a season of operatic discoveries, working with a rock festival audio company to create Shakespeare's sound world, and their mission to spread the magic of Baroque music to young people across the southeast ❤️ 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/vache-baroque-summer-magic

This handy guide on how to use Continuo Connect takes you through how to discover everything the website has to offer! Head to https://go.continuoconnect.com/how-to-guide and discover a millennium of music today ⭐ 🔊 'Ancidetemi pur' by Gregorio Strozzi, performed by Música d'Outrora

Here's our handpicked highlights of Baroque & Early Music in the UK this weekend 🙌 Full listings + get your tickets 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on Featuring The Brook Street Band in Norfolk, @baroqueinthenorth.bsky.social in Derbyshire and Sarah Small in London/Surrey 🌍

Closing Friday 17:00 ⚠️ Manchester Baroque invites applications for its Early Career Fellowship Scheme, the North West's first professional development programme for historical performers – a great opportunity! Head to their website or socials for more details 🔗

Martin Perkins of Musical & Amicable Society tells us why he thinks Purcell's 'dizzyingly inventive' take on perhaps the world's most famous bassline is better than the one you know... 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/fiddlers-three-from-concept-to-recording

A Saturday Shout-out to the York Early Music Festival, coming very soon (3-11 July), featuring I Fagiolini, Solomon's Knot, The Sixteen, B'Rock Orchestra and more 🎻 More info 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/york-early-music-festival-2026

The 2026 Oxford Early Music Weekend was a celebration of all the things that make our sector so wonderful. Enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at Saturday with Música d'Outrora, Palisander and Bellot Ensemble 🙌 🎧 Música d'Outrora - Stradella Sinfonia No. 2

🎶 Our Early Music picks this weekend (26–28 June) Lowe Ensemble – Spanish Baroque in Stoke Newington (Fri) Oxford Bach Soloists – Bach Cello Suite No 6 in Oxford (Sat) Manchester Baroque – All-Handel at Stour Music, Kent (Sun) Details & tickets 👇 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

Hear an exclusive preview of a brand-new reworking of Gluck’s operatic telling of Orpheus from Figure Ensemble, starring Hugh Cutting and created by Laura Hounsell. ℹ️ 24 June | Stone Nest, Soho | From £13 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/orpheus-and-euridice-figure-hugh-cutting

Hear Ronald Brautigam perform live alongside The Mozartists at London's Cadogan Hall on 30 June 🎹 Read his exclusive interview and listen to his beautiful curated playlist exclusively on Continuo Connect 🎧 Read and listen 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/ronald-brautigam

Saturday at the Oxford Festival of the Arts Early Music Weekend (in partnership with Continuo Foundation) didn't disappoint, and if you can make it to Oxford, there's still time to enjoy performances TODAY (Sunday 21 June)! 🔖 Full info on the Continuo Connect website

It's a big weekend for us at the Oxford Early Music Weekend, but if you can't make it to Oxford, we've still got something for you to enjoy: This full-length concert from Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations 📽️ https://go.continuoconnect.com/jordi-savall-and-le-concert-des-nations-les-gouts-reunis

TODAY'S THE DAY! The Oxford Festival of the Arts Early Music Weekend (in partnership with Continuo Foundation) starts at 14:00 today with performances by Música d’Outrora, Palisander, New College Choir and Bellot Ensemble 🎻 🔖 Full info on the Continuo Connect website

This year's #Oxford Early Music Weekend in partnership with Continuo Foundation is just 48 hours away! Tickets are still available – head to our website or theirs to view the full schedule and book your ticket 🎟️ https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on

'Leave me to weep about my cruel fate' Almirena, abducted lover of Rinaldo, sings to her captor in Handel's 'Lascia ch'io pianga' – one of the most beautiful melodies ever written. The latest in our Sidetracks series. 🎭 🔗 Link in first comment

While we're very excited about the Oxford Early Music Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, there's plenty more going on up and down the country! View all 30 UK Early Music concerts this weekend (19-21 June) on Continuo Connect 👉 https://go.continuoconnect.com/whats-on