As you can see, we have been rather neglecting our blog of late! We are a small team at Baroque In The North and have been really busy behind the scenes as well as up front where you can see us. And the results of our various labours are now in play – we are […]
Summer Baroque & Beyond!
We are really excited to have been awarded a grant from Continuo Foundation. Thanks to their generosity we will able to run a series of six Baroque & Beyond events over the Summer months. These family-friendly, accessible events will take place in venues across Derbyshire, and will all include tea and cake plus the opportunity […]
Crowdfunder Launch!
Drumroll please…the day has come and we are ready to launch our Music for French Kings crowdfunder! As many of you know, my Musette journey began in 2013, when I bought my first instrument and set about discovering its unique world, balanced between its pastoral roots and Royal patronage. Since then I have become an ambassador for […]
Partnership announcement!
We are delighted to announce that AB24 Aberdeen Baroque have joined Baroque In The North as our first collaborative partner organisation. AB24 will add to Baroque & Beyond with concerts particularly in Scotland and the North East of England. The partnership has already successfully delivered Baroque & Beyond’s first recording project, Music for French Kings. […]
Baroque & Beyond – Live Music Event!
Baroque & Beyond is a project initiative designed and run by Baroque In The North. Its aim is to increase accessibility to live and recorded music amongst communities where this is lacking. And we are thrilled to announce our FIRST EVENT of the programme, which will take place on Saturday 13 November, 2.30-4.30p.m in Top […]
Digital Come and Play! New videos.
Here at Baroque In The North we have been trying to keep busy during the last year, working out how we can improve on the delivery of our activities and knowledge exchange amidst these changing times. We really missed making and sharing live music with our audiences, but we have also delighted in channelling our […]
For Choirs
Now that choirs are finally allowed to sing together we remember happy collaborations and are looking forward to many more. Get in touch if you would like to experience the joy of making music together once more! #choirs #orchestra https://fb.watch/6WRJx3uSGS/
Music in Schools
Donate now We have been waiting for over a year to be able to run our pilot event for Music in Schools but last Monday we were finally able to visit Our Lady’s RC primary school Whalley Range, and what a LOVELY way to emerge from our enforced hibernation! For cellist Claire Babington, harpsichordist David […]
Virtual Concert!
See below for a recent digital concert, put together by one of our collaborative partners, AB24 Aberdeen Baroque, from the ‘comfort’ of their own homes. This was a challenge in many ways (not least technically) but allowed the three musicians to transcend the (different) lockdown rules of England and Scotland in order to put together […]
Help support us
We are working hard to bring music to you in ways that are achievable under social distancing measures. This means that we have had to invest in technologies and training. We will soon be able to share with you some very exciting plans but in order to be able to achieve these we will of […]