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Director's Recommendations

As the 2012 season gets under way, we are pleased to recommend some of the world's most accomplished early music specialists who are appearing in Beverley and York this year.


Stile Antico - Song of Songs (Palestrina/Gombert/Lassus/Victoria)
Stile Antico are performing live in Beverley Minster on Thursday 24 May - details here

Vivaldi: The French Connection 2, Concertos for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Bassoon & Strings
You can hear La Serenissima in Beverley Minster on Friday 25 May - details here

Red Priest - Johann I'm Only Dancing
This amazing band live at Toll Gavel Methodist Church on Saturday 26 May - details here

The Sixteen - The Earth Resounds
Harry Christophers' Choral Pilgrimage will be in York Minster on Friday 6 July - details here

Bolivian Baroque
Florilegium and the Arakaendar Bolvia Choir will be live in York on Saturday 7 July at St Michael le Belfrey church - details here

Ensemble Villancico
Ensemble Villancico are making their UK debut at the York Early Music Festival on Wednesday 11 July - details here

Enjoy the first ever recording of Encantar the winners of the 2011
Friends of York Early
Music Festival International Young Artists Competition prize

Buy a copy of the award winning Ensemble Meridiana's Telemann CD here, recorded at the NCEM in 2010 following their triumphant win at the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition in 2009.

Other artist's CD's available below

Handel: Nine German Arias (Live)
Four Temperaments (Byrd · Ferrabosco · Parsons · Tallis) /Phantasm
Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol.I (2CD)


Further Recommendations

Folk, Jazz and World Music





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