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Istanpitta Early Music Ensemble
Desc: Texas based Medieval Music Ensemble performing 13-14th c. songs and dances on historical instruments
The University of Texas Early Music Ensemble
Desc: Performs free public concerts of vocal and instrumental works of the Medieval through Classic periods, on reconstructed instruments whenever possible.
Boston Camerata
Desc: Medieval and Renaissance music; medieval cantigas of King Alfonso el Sabio. Vocal and instrumental; schedule, CDs.
Musica Mundi
Desc: Baroque chamber music group based in the Southwest of England, specialising in 16th to 18th century music, and also contemporary music
Harmonia Baroque Players
Desc: Small ensemble based in California performs Baroque and Renaissance repertoire, including the lesser-known masterpieces of the Period. Schedule and contact information.
Texas Early Music Project
Desc: the Project is a unique venue in which student members of The University of Texas at Austin Early Music Ensemble work and perform with professionals, allowing students to explore repertoire normally out of their reach.
Fiori Musicali
Desc: Group performs 17th and 18th century music on authentic instruments; schedule, newsletter, CDs.
Sarband
Desc: Endeavours to show connections between European, Islamic and Jewish music-culture: Includes group information, discography, calendar.
Armonico Tributo
Desc: Instrument ensemble in the Midlands, U.K., performing the Baroque period, specializing in 17th century English and Italian music, using original instruments and modern copies. Schedule and audio files.
Crisol Bufons
Desc: Troubadours perform Spanish medieval and renaissance music, dance, and drama, throughout the western US. Events schedule; contact information; children's presentations; CDs and audio files.
Philomel
Desc: As a small ensemble or as a chamber orchestra with chorus and vocal soloists, Philomel performs Baroque music; booking information, events schedule, educational events.
Burney Ensemble
Desc: Performances of Baroque and Rococo music, including anecdotes and commentary by contemporaneous writers; based in Vancouver. Events schedule, contact information.
Consort Veneto
Desc: Italian group, playing on renaissance instruments, specializing in the music of north-eastern Italy: discography, contact information.
Jubilatores
Desc: Quintet performs Medieval music with museum quality instruments; authentic Medieval costumes; based in Great Lakes region. Contact information and CDs.
Musica Antigua de Albuquerque
Desc: Performs Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Los Alamos, New Mexico: Concert calendar, group activities, ticket purchace information, discography, illustrated glossary of early instruments.
Common Ground Ensemble
Desc: Early music group Directors: Jolle Greenleaf-soprano & Lucas Harris-lute, theorbo, & baroque guitar.
Ensemble Enchiriadis
Desc: Ensemble performs Medieval and Renaissance music of mediterranean cultures, recreating the naturalistic atmosphere of ancient performances. Historical instruments reconstructed by members; biographies, photos of instruments, audio files.
Musica Pacifica
Desc: Group performs baroque chamber music. Biographies, schedule, CDs.
Capella Alamire
Desc: Renaissance music group of Cambridge, Mass., repertoire by Franco-Flemish composers. Schdule and contact information; CDs.
David and Ginger Hildebrand
Desc: Colonial American Music; vocal and instrumental. Based in Annapolis, Md. Events schedule; detailed description of Colonial American music; CDs and audio files.
Rondellus
Desc: Medieval and Renaissance music group from Tallinn, Estonia; schedule and contact information; CDs and audio files.
Dreyfus Laurence
Desc: Performer and researcher at Kings College, London University: personal page.
Albuquerque Baroque Players
Desc: Performances of 17th and 18th century Renaissance music; Viola da Gamba, Harpsichord, Baroque Oboe, Recorder, Baroque Violin. Schedule and contact information.
Musica Antiqua
Desc: ISU's early music ensemble, performs on a large collection of authentic replica instruments.
Cinco Siglos
Desc: Organization devoted to the study and diffusion of medieval music; sponsor of publications, concerts, and recordings. Spanish with interleaved English translations. [spanish and english]
Diabolus in Musica
Desc: Two musicians specializing in popular music of Elizabethan England, played on authentic and reconstructed instruments and in period costume.
Tapia's Gold
Desc: Tapia's Gold, a musical group performing Medieval, Renaissance, and other music from the past
Marco Ambrosini
Desc: Nyckelharpa & fiddle soloist, composer & member of the Oni Wytars ensemble & the Katharco Consort
Il Rossignolo. Baroque Ensemble
Desc: A consort of baroque music who perform using original instruments. The ensemble is occasionally expanded to include other instruments or singers
La Sfera Armoniosa
Desc: Performing 17th century music, group based on a core of continuo players with visiting soloists. Schedule, CDs and audio files.
Boston Shawm and Sackbut Ensemble
Desc: Ensemble plays 15th, 16th,and 17th century music, works for court and ceremonial occasions, popular songs, and sacred motets, playing a number of different instruments.
Cardinall's Musick
Desc: Emphasizes historical accuracy in performance. (UK)
Borders Broken Consort
Desc: Performs English music from Elizabethan and early Jacobean period originally scored for six instruments; treble viol, lute, recorder, bass viol, cittern and bandora. Repertoire from Thomas Morley's Consort Lessons, 1599, and from surviving Period manuscripts. Contact information. Performs English Broken Consort music from the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period: group and contact information.
Oni Wytars
Desc: International early music ensemble, 6 centuries of mediterranean music - more than 15 CDs on Naxos, Vitaminic, Verlag der Spielleute [there are pages in english but no direct link]
The Early Music Players
Desc: From Medieval chant to the slightly scandalous ditties of the English court to the haunting strains of Sephardic Music, the Early Music Players' concerts are authentic, moving, and always thoroughly entertaining. Elegant period garb, an astonishing array of early instruments and songs in their original languages as well as modern translations provide a thrill for the ears and a feast for the eyes.
Beltway Early Music Band
Desc: Band performs Renaissance, Medieval, Celtic, Folk on period instruments: includes drawings and descriptions of instruments; schedule, biographies.
Early Music at Virginia Tech
Desc: Ensemble from Virginia Tech University.
Saeculum Aureum Players
Desc: Seattle-based group specializing in late 18th century and early 19th century chamber music on Period instruments. Biographies, schedule, CDs.
Pastimes Music
Desc: Renaissance music from late 1400s to mid 1600s; court and liturgical, refined or rustic domestic. Photos.
Sylvan Ayres
Desc: Group of instrumentalists, specializing in Medieval and Renaissance music; instruments include viola da gamba, vielle, lute, cittern, chitarino, recorder, krummhorn, cornamuse, shawm, dulcian, doumbek, tabor. Biographies, booking information.
Rocinante
Desc: Rocinante is a baroque ensemble founded in 1997. Based in Helsinki, Finland.
Passacaglia
Desc: Baroque ensemble playing recorders, harpsichord and viola da gamba. Site includes information about concerts, audio clips and photos.
Mercurius
Desc: London based Baroque dance and music company specializing in 17th and 18th century theatrical works such as ballets, comedies and tragedies.
Newcastle Players
Desc: Baltimore based early music group
Capilla Flamenca: Homepage
Desc: Capilla Flamenca sings the famous polyphony of the Low Countries.
Chatham Baroque
Desc: Quartet of two violins, viola da gamba, and lute/theorbo/guitar (plus guests). Information about concerts, educational programs and recordings, including MP3 audio clips.
Paul Hofhaimer Consort
Pavane Renaissance Dance and Music Ensemble
Desc: Pavane Renaissance Dance and Music Ensemble performs 15th-17th century dance in elegant costumes
Musica Donum Dei
Desc: English Baroque ensemble with five core members. Includes concert dates.
The Dorian Consort of Atlanta
Desc: Atlanta, Georgia: baroque chamber music ensemble of harpsichord, flute, recorder, and cello: contains biographies, repertoire, and booking/contact information.
Chanterye
Desc: a group devoted to presenting aspects of medieval life to modern audiences. In its simplest form, three performers offer a range of music from the 13th to 15th centuries. But they are often supplemented by other singers and instrumentalists
Duet Villey Hinojosa
Desc: They have been pioneers in Mexico of their specialties and in the performance of early music based strictly on historical reconstruction.
Les Idées Heureuses
Desc: Baroque music society, directed by harpsichordist Geneviève Soly. Information about recordings and upcoming concerts, including their regular performances in Montréal.
Nolens Volens
Desc: Ensemble of baroque music on authentic instruments: musicians, repertory, and schedule.
The 18th Century Concert Orchestra
Desc: Concerts of popular baroque and early classical music in full 18th century costume and on period instruments.
Skeleton Crew: early music band
Desc: Skeleton Crew performs renaissance, baroque, medieval and folk music.We play for public and private occasions, and we are based in Oxford (UK). We enjoy having children in our audience and often provide colouring sheets and crayons.
Dean Shostak
Desc: Performs concerts on glass armonica, hurdy-gurdy, and violin to combine history and humor with period and original compositions to create a musical experience.
Häkkinen, Aapo
Desc: Harpsichordist. Biography, repertoire, sample clips, contact information.
The Medieval Music Band "Nomen Est Omen"
Desc: Under the sign of medieval music -The site of the medieval music band "Nomen Est Omen" from Bucharest, Romania.
Ensemble Anonymus
Desc: Anonymus brings the musical traditions of medieval Europe back to life. The website contains a presentation of the group, its members, productions and recordings, and includes sound excerpts.
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