Our name is taken from Giulio Caccini's treatise of 1602, Le Nuove Musiche, which is concerned with vocal production and how best to move the affections. La Nuova Musica specializes in early 17th-century Italian music, but also explore how the glorious music of Caccini, Monteverdi and Grandi influenced other European composers: Schutz and Bach in Germany, Blow and Purcell in Britain and Lully and Charpentier in France, through both vocal and instrumental repertoire. La Nuova Musica has recently recorded the complete solo madrigals from this treatise, along with ensemble madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi and instrumental works of the period. The disc is available for downloading at www.magnatune.com and is scheduled for release on Somm Records in early November 2008. To date, La Nuova Musica has performed a wide variety of programmes in venue including: London’s Handel House, ST George’s Church, Hannover Square,St Luke’s Church, Chelsea, St John’s Church, Notting Hill, Aldeburgh Parish Church and Medieval Hall Salisbury Cathedral Close.

La Nuova Musica looks forward to an exciting season of concerts and recording. Purcell’s and Blow’s song and instrumental works will be recorded for Somm Records in December with a release date in May 2009. On the concert platform we will be joined by the international soprano Lucy Crowe at St John’s Smith Square and countertenor Tim Mead at St. James’ Piccadilly. We travel to Aldeburgh for a residency in March, and as part of the Easter Aldeburgh Festival we will perform Schutz' Musikalisches Exequien and Bach Motets in Blytheburgh Church on Good Friday. In May 2009 we will play Monteverdi Vespers and Grandi motets at the Wigmore Hall and Handel’s Acis and Galetea in the 2009 London Handel Festival with Lucy Crowe and Mark Wilde.