Amarcord (ensemble)W
Amarcord (ensemble)

amarcord is a German male classical vocal ensemble based in Leipzig, founded in 1992 by five former members of the Thomanerchor. They primarily perform Medieval music, Renaissance music as well as collaborating with contemporary composers. Until 2013, the group's name was ensemble amarcord.

American Bach SoloistsW
American Bach Soloists

The American Bach Soloists ("ABS") is an American baroque orchestra dedicated to preserving the heritage of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries through historically informed performances on period instruments. Founded in Belvedere, California in 1989 with the mission of introducing contemporary audiences to Bach's cantatas, co-founder and artistic director Jeffrey Thomas has since expanded the artistic direction of the ensemble to include Bach’s purely instrumental and larger choral masterpieces, as well as music of his contemporaries and that of the early Classical era. The ensemble's acclaimed chorus was renamed the American Bach Choir in 2006.

Ars Musicae de BarcelonaW
Ars Musicae de Barcelona

Ars Musicae de Barcelona was a Catalan ensemble for the performance of medieval music active between 1935 and 1979.

Ars Nova (Polish ensemble)W
Ars Nova (Polish ensemble)

Ars Nova is a Polish early music instrumental ensemble founded in Warsaw in 1981 by pl:Jacek Urbaniak.

Café Zimmermann (ensemble)W
Café Zimmermann (ensemble)

Café Zimmermann is a French classical music ensemble founded in 1998 by the violinist Pablo Valetti and the harpsichordist Céline Frisch. It is named after the original Zimmermannsches Caffeehaus in Leipzig, of Gottfried Zimmermann. The ensemble has recorded several chamber works by Bach for the Alpha record label. The ensemble is resident at the Grand Théâtre de Provence in Aix-en-Provence.

San Petronio, BolognaW
San Petronio, Bologna

The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petronius, who was the bishop of Bologna in the fifth century. Construction began in 1390 and its main facade has remained unfinished since. The building was transferred from the city to the diocese in 1929; the basilica was finally consecrated in 1954. It has been the seat of the relics of Bologna's patron saint only since 2000; until then they were preserved in the Santo Stefano church of Bologna.

Ars Nova SingersW
Ars Nova Singers

The Ars Nova Singers is a choral ensemble based in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Founded in 1986, Ars Nova Singers is composed of about 40 selectively auditioned singers from the Boulder / Denver metropolitan area. Ars Nova has achieved significant national recognition, recording ten critically acclaimed solo recordings as well as performing on seven recordings with Boulder composer and instrumentalist Bill Douglas (musician).

Cinquecento (early music group)W
Cinquecento (early music group)

Cinquecento is a Vienna based vocal ensemble formed in 2004 comprising five singers from Austria, Belgium, England, Germany and Switzerland.

Alan Curtis (harpsichordist)W
Alan Curtis (harpsichordist)

Alan Curtis was an American harpsichordist, musicologist, and conductor of baroque opera.

Drolls (Russian early music ensemble)W
Drolls (Russian early music ensemble)

Drolls is a Russian early music ensemble formed in 1999 and playing its own interpretation of Medieval and Renaissance music, using authentic instruments. The name of the ensemble refers to a droll - a short comical sketch of a type that originated during the Puritan Interregnum in England. Although their main repertoire consists of music and songs from across the Europe, they also sing and play music of skomorokchs.

The Gesualdo SixW
The Gesualdo Six

The Gesualdo Six are a British vocal consort, directed by Owain Park. The group was founded in Cambridge in 2014 for a performance of the Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday by Carlo Gesualdo, in the chapel of Trinity College. The Gesualdo Six perform a wide range of music from the middle ages to the present day.

Hortus MusicusW
Hortus Musicus

Hortus Musicus is an Estonian ensemble that was established in 1972 by Andres Mustonen, a violin student of the Tallinn State Conservatory. Hortus Musicus specialises in performing early music, including 8th–15th-century European forms such as Gregorian Chant, Organum, Medieval Liturgic Hymns and Motets, the Franco-Flemish School, and Renaissance Music. The group also presents early, non-European styles including Indian Ragas, Israeli temple songs, Arabian mughams and Jewish music. The group's repertoire has also included pieces by 20th-century composers.

Modo AntiquoW
Modo Antiquo

Modo Antiquo is an Italian instrumental ensemble dedicated to the performance of Baroque, Renaissance, and Medieval music. It was founded in 1984 by Federico Maria Sardelli. Twice nominated for a Grammy award, the ensemble has an extensive discography, primarily on the Naïve, Brilliant Classics, and Tactus labels and have given the first performances in modern times of several works by Vivaldi. Modo Antiquo's larger ensemble is its Baroque orchestra led by Sardelli. It also has a smaller ensemble devoted to Medieval and Renaissance music led by Bettina Hoffmann.

Music of the Baroque, ChicagoW
Music of the Baroque, Chicago

Music of the Baroque is an American professional chorus and orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois.

Música Ficta (Colombian ensemble)W
Música Ficta (Colombian ensemble)

Música Ficta is an early music ensemble founded in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1988. The ensemble is specialized in the performance of Latin-American and Spanish renaissance and baroque music. It has performed in nearly 30 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Far and Middle East. It has recorded for the labels Jade (France), Arion (France), Centaur (USA) and Arts Music (Germany).

Musicians of the King's RoadW
Musicians of the King's Road

Musicians of the King's Road is a Finnish professional baroque orchestra and choir. The orchestra plays on period instruments.

Ricercar ConsortW
Ricercar Consort

The Ricercar Consort is a Belgian instrumental ensemble founded in 1980 together with the Ricercar record label of Jérôme Lejeune.

The Royal Wind MusicW
The Royal Wind Music

The Royal Wind Music is a Dutch recorder consort.

Schola Antiqua of ChicagoW
Schola Antiqua of Chicago

Schola Antiqua is a professional American early music ensemble based in Chicago, Illinois. The group specializes in vocal music before the year 1600 and is the 2012 winner of the Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society, an award that recognizes "outstanding contributions to historical performing practices." In 2006-7, Schola Antiqua served as Artist in Residence at the University of Chicago, and the group currently holds an artistic residency at the Lumen Christi Institute. Schola Antiqua of Chicago performs mainly in Chicago but has also presented concerts around the United States. The choir is under the artistic direction of Michael Alan Anderson from the Eastman School of Music.

Schola Antiqua, MadridW
Schola Antiqua, Madrid

Schola Antiqua is a Spanish group devoted to the research of early music in general and Gregorian chant in particular. It is based in Madrid since its foundation in 1984.

Singer PurW
Singer Pur

Singer Pur are a German vocal sextet founded in 1991 founded by former members of the Regensburger Domspatzen. The five original members were joined by a soprano in 1994. The sextet is focussed on classical music, but who have also performed and recorded traditional folk songs. Singer Pur have recorded more than 20 CDs. Singer Pur have given concerts and workshops in nearly 60 countries all over the world.

Stephen StubbsW
Stephen Stubbs

Stephen Stubbs is a lutenist and music director and has been a leading figure in the American early music scene for nearly thirty years.