Baroque orchestra and/or pipe organ. In the Baroque period, the orchestra was not standardised in size. There were large differences in size, instrumentation and playing styles – and therefore orchestral soundscapes and palettes – between the various European regions. The 'Baroque orchestra' ranged from smaller orchestras (or ensembles) with one player per part, to larger scale orchestras with many players per part. Examples of the smaller variety were Bach's orchestras, for example in Koethen where he had access to an ensemble of up to 18 players. Examples of large scale Baroque orchestras would include Corelli's orchestra in Rome which ranged between 35
Bourbon Baroque variety of venues, often collaborating with performing arts organizations such as Squallis Puppeteers (Louisville, KY) and Empire City Men's Chorus (New York, New York). Bourbon Baroque is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Bourbon Baroque is named after the french royal dynasty House of Bourbon to reflect the ensembles inspiration by the art culture at royal european courts. In the fall of 2016 Bourbon Baroque established the "Nicolas Fortin Schoolarship" in honour of co-founder and co-artistic director Nicolas Fortin. Bourbon Baroque Bourbon Baroque is a period instrument ensemble founded by harpsichordist John Austin Clark and baroque violinist Nicolas Fortin (1980–2016) in the