Ensemble HesperiFeb 25, 20181 minEnsemble Hesperi is Crowdfunding!We're crowdfunding for our latest project, 'The Pheasant's Eye', to showcase our wonderful Scottish Baroque music throughout the UK....
Ensemble HesperiJan 17, 20181 minUtrecht Early Music Festival Audience AwardWe're delighted to announce that, following our performance at the Utrecht Early Music Fringe Festival last year, we have been awarded...
Ensemble HesperiDec 24, 20171 minA Christmas Pastoral from Ensemble Hesperi🎄🎄A very Merry Christmas to all our supporters! We've recorded a little Christmas message for you next to our little Christmas tree......
Ensemble HesperiDec 4, 20171 minHead to our Soundcloud channel for our new Demo CD!Last week, we recorded a few tracks at the Royal College of Music studios, which will eventually form a short demo CD of our Scottish...
Ensemble HesperiNov 22, 20171 minEnsemble Hesperi on the Early Music Show!It's official! Our concert for the Brighton Early Music Festival will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3's 'Early Music Show' next Sunday 3rd...
Ensemble HesperiNov 17, 20177 minBreaking my Finger as a Professional Musician...This is more of a personal post (and possibly a rather long one), but I hope you forgive what will hopefully be of interest to any...
Ensemble HesperiOct 26, 20174 minIn Praise of... James OswaldWe are very privileged to be performing again at Brighton Early Music Festival on 4th November, showcasing our programme of Scottish...
Ensemble HesperiOct 18, 20173 minA Celebration of the English composer Robin MilfordNext weekend, we are very much looking forward to performing at a Robin Milford Festival, hosted by Worcester and St Peter's Colleges,...
Ensemble HesperiJul 22, 20172 minWhat were Marylebone's 'Pleasure Gardens'?Tomorrow, we're performing at the St Marylebone Festival, aiming to recreate the fantastic music which would have been heard at the...
Ensemble HesperiJul 4, 20172 minAt the International Schmelzer Competition in Melk, AustriaIn June, with the generous support of the Walter Bergmann Fund, I was able to compete in the International Schmelzer Competition at Stift...
Ensemble HesperiMay 26, 20171 minHear it Live! at the Horniman MuseumNext Tuesday, we're off to the Horniman Museum to perform with this beautiful 1776 Kirckman harpsichord in their monthly 'Hear it Live'...
Ensemble HesperiMay 8, 20175 minMusicians and Mental Health - a few thoughtsIt is Mental Health Awareness Week this week, and it seems a good time to talk a little bit about how difficult it can be in terms of...
Ensemble HesperiMay 7, 20172 minConcerts in the living room - just like Baroque times!So, of course musicians love to play in large concert halls to big audiences - it's true. But, as Early musicians, and particularly as a...
Ensemble HesperiMar 1, 20171 minWorcester College Harpsichord FestivalThe day after our Schools workshops in Brighton (yes, no rest for the wicked or freelance musicians!) we drove to Oxford, where we...
Ensemble HesperiFeb 25, 20172 minBREMF Schools Workshops in Brighton!One of the core elements of the BREMF Live! scheme is outreach: it is incredibly important for musicians of all kinds, and particularly...
Ensemble HesperiJan 12, 20171 minEnsemble Hesperi on YouTube!Happy New Year to all our supporters! With our new harpsichord, we present some Scottish Baroque music by James Oswald on our new...
Ensemble HesperiJan 3, 20171 minArrival of our New Harpsichord!Ensemble Hesperi are ecstatic to have taken delivery of a new harpsichord between Christmas and New Year. As a harpsichordist, there is a...
Ensemble HesperiDec 12, 20161 min'Baroque at the Edge' - Ensemble Hesperi at the London Festival of Baroque MusicFollowing our showcase for promoters at Brighton Early Music Festival on the 5th November, Ensemble Hesperi is thrilled to have been...
Ensemble HesperiNov 20, 20161 min'The Phesant's Eye' - Scottish Baroque in Scotland!Ensemble Hesperi are delighted to have received a full-length review of their Scottish Baroque programme, which they performed for the...
Ensemble HesperiNov 10, 20161 minBrighton Early Music Festival Showcase and Club NightOn the afternoon of November 5th, as part of Brighton Early Music Festival's Live! young artist scheme, we were given the opportunity to...