17 July 2024
Continuo Foundation – Funding for Period Music Ensembles
Continuo Foundation is offering grants of between £2,000 and £8,000 for professional ensembles playing period music and instruments to mobilise projects of outstanding artistic merit and create meaningful work for freelance period musicians, whilst engaging a wide range of audiences with historically informed live performances, particularly in areas lacking access to high-quality live classical music.
Round Eight will continue the previous round’s focus to support emerging ensembles seeking to establish themselves and gain the visibility and performing experience needed to build their careers. Grants can be used by a period-instrument ensemble to:
- Provide the funding to enable a concert at risk of being canceled or downsized.
- Fund a new project where there is uncertainty about audience size.
- Fund a chamber recital series.
- Tour an existing programme to new UK locations.
- Create a filmed concert which can be used to generate further touring opportunities.
Grants are available for UK-based professional groups of at least three musicians playing period instruments, or faithful replicas, with a consistent membership of instrumentalists, year-round activity, and an identity as a period-instrument ensemble.
Funding is for projects taking place between November 2024 and April 2025.
The deadline for applications is 9 August 2024 (23:59).