La Nuova Musica
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La Nuova Musica is an early music ensemble based in the United Kingdom that was founded in 2007 by countertenor David Bates.[1]
They have been regarded as "‘one of the most exciting consorts in the early music field" by BBC 3 Radio.[2] The ensemble focuses on music from across the Baroque and Classical periods (1600-1800), alongside new commissions by composers including Nico Muhly, Luke Styles, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Edmund Finnis and Cassandra Miller.[3] The group performs regularly at Wigmore Hall in London,[4] along with La Seine Musicale, the Göttingen International Handel Festival, the Salzburg Festival, and the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music.
Their repertoire includes many forgotten and lesser-known pieces of literature like Francesco Bartolomeo Conti’s final opera Issipile, cantatas by Agostino Steffani, and motets by Alessandro Grandi.