Constantinople has been played on NTS shows including The Early Bird Show w/ Jack Rollo, with Cantiga De Amor first played on 24 November 2023.

Constantinople is an ensemble specialising in music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Formed in 1998, and directed by Kiya Tabassian, the ensemble juxtaposes a careful study of historical manuscripts with a pursuit of the living oral tradition of the Near and Middle East — more specifically, the classical Persian tradition.

Constantinople uses early European instruments such as the lute, vihuela, medieval harp, viola da gamba, vielle, recorder, cornetto, and shawm, alongside instruments from the Middle East such as the…