Musicians of the King's Road

Musicians of the King's Road (Finnish: Kuninkaantien muusikot, Swedish: Kungsvägens musiker) is a Finnish professional baroque orchestra.

Orchestra and choir

Musicians of the King's Road was founded in autumn 2008 in Turku in Finland. The ensemble includes both an orchestra and choir and it is specialised in performing musical rarities written by European composers. The orchestra plays on period instruments. Musicians of the King's Road is directed by conductor Markus Yli-Jokipii, who is also its artistic director.

Musicians of the King's Road was chosen the regionally most significant cultural project in 2010 by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Varsinais-Suomi regional fund.

Several compositions have been performed for the first time in Finland by Musicians of the King's Road. Many of these works have lain forgotten in archives for a long time and have consequently not been performed for centuries, neither in Finland nor elsewhere.

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