Historically informed performance (HIP) is a musical discipline aimed at recreating music that’s true to its period, as it would have been produced and performed in salons and theatres some two or three hundred years ago.
There are a number of ensembles in Australia that specialise in historically informed performance. Van Diemen’s Band, colloquially known as Australia’s Baroque super-group (and yes, they do hail from Tasmania!) was founded in 2016 by Artistic Director and Baroque violinist Julia Fredersdorff. They play in various iterations from a small chamber group to a larger 18th-century style orchestra. Like others, they use historical sources for guidance on period style and instrumentation.
