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Connecting 16th century Europe through music via academic collaboration.

Ensemble L’Isola works closely with academics both in the UK and abroad to curate concert programs based on cutting edge research, an example of which can be found below…

World premieres from the “Meloncino” manuscript (MS 224 Academia Filarmonica, Verona).

Never Edited. Not Performed in 450 years. 

A historic journey along the rivers of Northern Italy, passing through famed academies and courts, and collecting the finest artistic produce along the way. Compositional heavyweights are  found (Striggio, Vicentino, Taglia), but of the primary composer in the collection we know nothing

His music is of the highest quality

But who is Meloncino?

The past becomes the future.