National Museum of Scotland
Carnyx & Co would not exist had it not been for the ground-breaking National Museums of Scotland project to reconstruct the Deskford Carnyx, inspired and directed by Dr John Purser, with the advice of Dr Fraser Hunter, the principal curator of Iron Age and Roman collections at NMS. The support and encouragement from the National Museums of Scotland remains the bedrock upon which our work rests.
https://shop.nms.ac.uk/products/the-carnyx-in-iron-age-europe
PRIAE
Founded in 2014, the PRIAE ? P?le de Recherche, d?Interpretation et d?Arch?ologie Experimental, is dedicated to the study, digital inventory and enhancement of the musical and sound heritage of antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Ar Bard
Performer, composer and luthier Julian Cuvilliez is the undisputed master and maker of the he Gaulish lyre. Ar Bard is a French organisation responsible for multiple musical and filmic production projects using reconstructed instruments from antiquity.
Champs Sonore
Based in Bordeaux, Champs Sonore is dedicated to the developm3nt of multi-disciplinary performance arts projects, combining acoustic and electro-acoustic music, composition and improvisation, visual and acoustic art.
https://champssonores.wordpress.com
champssonores@gmail.com
https://www.youtube.com/@collectifchampssonores7006
Samara
Samara Archaeopark, in the heart of the Somme valley, is dedicated to revelation of the lives of our prehistoric ancestors; the reconstruction of daily life, shelter and housing, the evolution from hunter-gatherer to permanent settlement. In particular, Samara offers the chance to consider human interaction and responses to the natural environment both for survival and through artistic-ritualistic intervention. Samara is a living showcase of the wealth of the archaeological heritage of our pre-Roman ancestors.
Organon
Based at Grafing, close to Munich, Organon is a multi-media project directed by Carlton Bunce which brings together elements of original poetry, composed music and improvisation, music archaeology, music theatre and live film projection.
New College of the Anthropocene
The New School of the Anthropocene is an experiment in counter-nihilism. It is a response to the inability and unwillingness of the mainstream university to engage with the condition of social crisis and ecological ruin that characterises the 21st Century. This is our opportunity to chart the new. Our motto is: Art Critique Experiment
Ancient Music Ireland
Research that celebrates the fervent life?s work of co-founders Simon O?Dwyer and Maria Cullen O?Dwyer. Availability of surviving musical instruments from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages and the Early Medieval period allowed for the accurate reproduction of each example. This allows for in-depth study into original context, manufacturing, and comparison with other contemporaries, musical content and possible uses in their time.
https://www.ancientmusicireland.com
San Marino
Established in 2015, the San Marino New Music Project takes place every summer in the world?s oldest republic, in the Apennine Mountains high above the ancient city of Rimini. As a founding member of the faculty, John Kenny is in residence every year working with students from all over the world who seek to explore aspects of contemporary music, music theatre, improvisation and influences on contemporary art from ancient times and parallel cultures.
https://www.sanmarinoartist.com/teachers/john-kenny
ANIMUSIC Portugal
ANIMUSIC: Scientific and Artistic International Meeting for Sound, Musical Instruments and Art Studies directed by Dr Patricia Bastos, is an annual conference dedicated to music archaeology, organology, environmental acoustics and contemporary creativity.
https://congressorganimusic.wixsite.com/animusic-cong2025
Sponsors since the establishment of Carnyx & Co
A very special note of thanks needs to be extended to Ken Robertson and Carol Taylor of United Distillers who continued to secure financial support for a variety of projects following the success of Nigel Osborne?s Forest~River~Ocean for carnyx with string quartet and live electronics at the 1996 Highland Festival. When United Distillers became part of Diageo, that support continued through the newly established Diageo Foundation, and a wide variety of private and public bodies.
Asociaci?n Cultural La Granjilla
Cassa da Musica foundation, Portugal
Derby City Council
Diageo Foundation
Eclectic Voice
Elsieshields Tower
Essen Philharmonic Society.
European Music Archaeology Project
Helen Hamly Trust
Hope Scott Trust
John Whiting
Les Leuki
Lord and Lady Smith
Malta International Arts Festival.
Marks Family Trust
Maureen Morrison
Northern Junior Philharmonic
Occurrens Sonus
Ruari Wilson
Scottish Arts Council
United Distillers
Valerie Soar
William Grant Foundation
William Syson Foundation