Olwen Foulkes (recorders) Ellen Bundy (violin) Kate Conway (viola da gamba) Toby Carr (theorbo) Benedict Williams (harpsichord)
Jewels that brightly burn
Describing Bach’s students as ‘jewels that brightly burn’, Telemann championed Bach’s skill in arranging music to inspire a new generation of musicians as they performed ‘under the orange tree’ in Leipzig. Through their letters and memoirs, this programme tells the story of Bach’s students as they became ‘jewels’. The programme includes arrangements of Bach’s joyous instrumental music alongside Telemann’s stunning ‘Paris’ quartets and sonatas dances by Hasse, Fasch and Torelli.
Anna Amalia Princess of Prussia (1723-87) - Fugue in D Major
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) - Sonata no 1 in A major, TWV43:A1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arr. Ensemble Augelletti - Sonata in G minor, BWV1029
Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783) - Canata per Flauto
Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764) - Sonata in G major, op 5, no 5 - Pastoralle
Giuseppe Torelli (1685-1709) - Sonata in D minor
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758) - Sonata in D major, FaWV N:D1
"Delightfully inventive repertoire performed with wit and energy...throughout it demonstrated the ensemble’s equal capacity for elegant pathos and rip-roaring technical dexterity." - The Arts Desk, March 2024
Ensemble Augelletti specialise in creating engaging programmes that tell the everyday stories of people living in the 17th and 18th centuries through baroque chamber music. They are known for compelling performances that demonstrate an ‘equal capacity for elegant pathos and rip-roaring technical dexterity' (The Arts Desk, 2024) and are often praised for ‘a profound understanding of their innovative repertoire’ (Charles Hutch Press, 2024).
Founded in 2019, Ensemble Augelletti were the New Generation Baroque Ensemble in partnership with BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music, and the Royal College of Music (2023-5) and City Music Foundation Artists (2024-6). 2026-7 brings the ensemble the release of two new albums, several radio appearances, and 30 performances across Europe with 8 different programmes in venues from pubs to universities, primary schools, concert halls, churches, restaurants and gardens.
Ensemble Augelletti perform regularly on BBC Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’ and ‘Early Music’ Shows and in arts festivals across the UK including York, London, Brighton, Beverley Early Music festivals. They were finalists of the York International Young Artist Competition and released their debut CD recording entitled ‘The Library of a Prussian Princess’ on Barn Cottage Records in 2022.
Alongside formal concerts the ensemble creates bespoke outreach projects with partner organisations and often give schools workshops or tertiary-level masterclasses as part of their festival visits. Examples include ‘Baroque Odyssey’ in collaboration with Fieri Consort and Brighton Early music festival (2025), ‘Georgian Party’ devised with Beverley Early Music Festival (2024), ‘Augelletti’s Aviary’ in collaboration with Voces8 Foundation (2024). Their accessible digital project ‘Pick a Card...’ explored historical playing cards from the British Museum’s collection reaching more than 50K online viewers and is available to explore on their website.
Six of Augelletti’s projects including cd recordings, concert tours, digital projects and outreach concerts have received generous Continuo Foundation grants since 2020 and their kind support has enabled the development stage of several concert programmes.