“I just wanted to say a Big Thank you for making Thursday's gig happen. There was such a fantastic atmosphere and I can honestly say I've enjoyed few concerts more… It also gave me a wonderful sense of freedom which was extremely refreshing, and reminded me just why I'm doing what I'm doing.”

Just one of the comments received from BREMF Live! 2007..

Now in its second year, Early Music Live is an apprenticeship scheme combining performance opportunities with a training and workshop programme, including sessions to equip musicians to deal effectively with promoters.

After 4 days of auditions at the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Trinity College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the BREMF Live ensembles for 2008 have been selected. They are:

I Flautisti - Danielle Jalowiecka, recorders; Jitka Smutna, recorders; Ilona Veselovska, recorders; Isobel Clarke, recorders

Tempus Fugit - Emily Baines, recorders; Bojan Cicic, violin; Jessica Clare Bridge, dance/choreography; Katherine de Le Matter, harpsichord; Nikolay Ginov, viola da gamba; Jamie Akers, lute, baroque guitar; Andrew Pickett, counter-tenor; Nathan Grassi, dancer

Stingo - Emily Askew, recorders, vielle, bagpipe; Chris Faulkner, voice, guitar

Prince and Pauper Consort - Emily Askew, recorders; Karen Gibbard, oboe; Sara Knieper, cello; Nicolas Mendoza, harpsichord, voice; Iria Perestrelo, soprano

Eleanor Harrison, violin and David Wright, harpsichord

Triptych - Eva Caballero, flute; Claire Williams, harpsichord; Alison Kinder, viola da gamba

Sine Nomine - Emily Askew, recorders, vielle, bagpipe; Emily Baines, voice, recorder; Hazel Askew, harp, voice; Nicolas Mendoza, Percussion, Symphony, Voice; Jamie Akers, oud

Ensemble Amaranthos - Marta Goncalves, flute; Sara Deborah Struntz, violin; Claire Bracher, gamba; Elektra Miliadou, cello; Erik Dippenaar, harpsichord

Watch this space for biogs, images and further information about our featured artists.

Don’t forget to watch out for our Young Artist Show Case series in the main festival too. This series features two outstanding young ensembles from last year’s Early Music Live! scheme, 1607 Ensemble and Little Baroque Company, who played to great acclaim at our fundraiser concert in April alongside Red Priest.

Other stars from the 2007 Early Music Live! scheme will feature in Event