From The Isles To The Courts (2001)

"Ensemble Galilei is a small ensemble specializing in a wide range of music for their particular instrumentation. They play Renaissance and Baroque, Ancient and recent Celtic (including Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Breton, and Galician music), and Irish music, including some works especially written for them. The second incarnation of Ensemble Galilei has recorded for the Dorian and Telarc labels. It tours frequently, and in the spring of 2001, had two college residencies on its busy schedule. Its concerts are a smoothly-flowing succession of works, which stresses the links between the diverse sources of their music: eighteenth-century Irish songs might be performed in the scoring and style of Baroque chamber music. In a note explaining their programming, Surrick has mentioned their typical concert includes Irish Reels, Scots Strathspeys, Marin Marais' La Folia variations, a French musette, and perhaps some Corelli variations and other Baroque music." (Allmusic)