One of many many artistic tasks by the Continuo Basis’s grantee ensembles – That is my Physique from Determine Ensemble on the Swiss Church – see my overview (Photograph: Nick Rutter)

Since its creation in September 2020, the Continuo Basis has awarded £750,000 to almost 100 period-instrument ensembles, supporting 170 artistic tasks, initiatives which have benefited over 1,000 freelance musicians and reached greater than 180,000 viewers members in 180 UK places and on-line [see my 2022 interview with founder, Tina Vadaneaux].

The muse has now opened is 8th grant spherical for purposes. It’s accepting purposes for funding Early Music live shows, excursions and different inventive tasks going down between November 2024 and April 2025, wherever within the UK. As in earlier rounds, the funding out there on this eighth grant spherical quantities to £100,000.

Proposals from each established and rising ensembles (shaped since 2020) are being welcomed and shall be evaluated primarily based on inventive high quality, viewers attain, and long-term impression. Not less than 20% of the funds shall be directed to help not too long ago shaped teams, underlining the foundationʼs dedication to fostering rising expertise.

Whereas its grants are targeted on interval instrument ensembles, Continuo Basis has expanded its help to all UK-based skilled early music artists, together with vocal ensembles, via its Continuo Join digital platform, which presents complete live performance listings for over 150 artists and 50 festivals.

Full particulars from the Continuo Basis’s web site.