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Schola Stralsundensis


This ensemble sings with solmisation techniques, does concerts with super librum cantare and performs from original sources. It is thus especially indebted to our principles of Slow Listening


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Musica Universalis


The singers of this newly founded ensemble come from leading ensembles in the field of Renaissance Music: Huelgas, Douce Memoire, Penalosa... The ensemble was founded as an initiative of the Goldberg Stiftung thus reaching one more of its aims: instigating the foundation of Slow Listening ensembles.

The first concert of this ensemble was a big success in January 2010 in Tours with Et Ecce Terrae Motus
, the most recent project of the foundation. It will be given in its final form during MaerzMusik in Berlin.


 


 

Ensemble Peñalosa


Our foundation cooperates since many years with this ensemble specializing in Renaissance Music. In September 2010 the ensemble will organize for the second time the Renaissance Festival Reutlingen, sponsored by our foundation. Three of their members were part of Musica Universalis in our Brumel project this year. 


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graindelavoix

This is one of the most exciting and innovative ensembles in the field of 15th century music. Graindelavoix have a rare gift of uniting vocal ornamentation, text presentation and lyric perfection. Their improvisation is outstanding.

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Ensemble La Morra

La Morra specializes in late medieval and early Renaissance music. Their fine recordings are based on important sources of the period such as the text collection Jardin de Plaisance and the early Basel music print of Bonifacius Amerbach.

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Ensemble Stimmwerck

Named after Heinrich Praetorius, this excellent German ensemble specializes in music of the German Renaissance, namely Heinrich Finck (see New Cds) and Adam von Fulda. Stimmwerck will work on Slow Listening projects of our foundation.

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Capilla Flamenca

This Belgian Ensemble specializes in music of the 15th century. Its interpretations are stilistically excellent and lively. This year the Capilla concentrates on programmes around Jacob Obrecht in the year of his 500th death day.

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Huelgas Ensemble

One of the most renowned ensembles of medieval and Renaissance music. The ensemble continually surprises with its original programming and discoveries of new repertoire.

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The Clerk's Group

One of the best ensembles interpreting music of the 15th century. Especially noteworthy are the complete Ockeghem masses on Cd at ASV. You may find more Cds and upcoming concerts on their homepage:

Clerk's Group
The Dufay Collective

Founded in 1987 the Dufay Collective specializes in the music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Programmes and Cds may be consulted below:

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Ensemble Weser-Renaissance Bremen

Specializing in the music of the 16th and 17th century. Weser Renaissance is regularily invited at the most important Early Music festivals.

Weser-Renaissance
Fretwork

Fretwork is probably the most homogenous and excellent viol ensemble.  Apart from  Consort Music  and Renaissance works they are also performing contemporary music.

Fretwork


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