There weren’t nearly as many instruments as we have ... and most ground-breaking composers of the Renaissance period writing an enormous amount of music for the Italian church.

Based in Kingston, Ontario, the Melos Choir and Period Instruments is a renowned ensemble dedicated to performing early music from the renaissance and baroque periods. Founded on a passion for ...

The Champlain Consort performs medieval, Renaissance and Elizabethan music on period instruments May 6 at noon at Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington.