Three new albums featuring unusual instruments: baroque harp, dulcimer and piccolo oboe. Dal Suono Dolcissimo, the debut album of harpist Michela Amici, Nicolas Chédeville – Les Impromptus de Fontainebleau by musette players Jean-Pierre van Hees and Pieterjan van Kerckhoven, and Hebenstreit’s Bach by La Gioia Armonica.

One hour of browsing through early music, with an accent on Masses. Today: A selection of music from the 16th century, including the antiphon “Media Vita” by John Sheppard.

An Evening at the Theatre. This broadcast will mainly focus on theatre music from the 17th and 18th centuries. We start with English theatre and dance music, followed by excerpts from operas and oratorios written by Johann Joseph Fux for the Viennese court.

Western religious music from different centuries. During the upcoming Early Music Festival Utrecht, the Huelgas Ensemble, conducted by Paul Van Nevel, will make an appearance. The first concert features English polyphony from the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance. This broadcast includes the Missa Ave Maria by Thomas Ashwell, which will also be performed at the festival.