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(c) 2011-12 ensemble peregrina |
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| Ensemble Peregrina, founded in 1997
researches and performs sacred and secular music from twelfth to
fourteenth century Europe. The ensemble’s main interest lies in
the early polyphonies and monophonic repertories of the Notre Dame
school and Aquitanian nova cantica; the aim always being to look for a
creative “counterpoint” to the mainstream in the less known
peripheral sources. The ensemble’s programmes are characterised
by a careful choice of themes and pieces, always paying close attention
to their textual and musical interrelationships. Peregrina’s interpretation and style is informed by the original source materials and treatises, as well as the latest musicological and historical research. The ensemble strives to approach a performance transmitted in the sources as closely as possible without having to renounce a well-balanced and beautiful vocal performance. The ensemble’s continuing partnership with the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where its members met and studied, led to CDs recordings Mel et lac (SCB Edition/Raumklang/DRS2 2005) and Filia praeclara (SCB/Divox 2008) which have received critical acclaim in the press including twice Goldberg 5 (Spain), 4 Diapason (France), Selection Musicora (Apr 2006),CD of the month (Muzyka 21, Poland), Supersonic Pizzicato (Luxembourg). Filia praeclara has also been awarded the prestigious ECHO-KLASSIK 2009 for the best a capella recording of the year. Peregrina has also been invited to lecture on the music of 12thcentury Aquitaine at the SCB and has twice performed in the prestigious concert series “Freunde Alter Musik” in Basel. The ensemble has also performed at numerous other festivals in Switzerland (such as Lucerne Festival), Poland, Germany, Spain, Estonia and Czech Republic. Its concerts have been braodcasted by radio stations like Swiss radio DRS 2, BBC 3 Bayerischer Rundfunk, Deutschlandfunk, SWR2, Polskie Radio 2 (PL) and Klaasika Radio (Estonia). The name “peregrina”, the wanderer, alludes to the transmission of music and ideas throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, but also reflects the personal journeys of the singers themselves. The ensemble members (coming from Poland, Switzerland and the United States) together achieve a dynamic balance through their differing origins, and they unite to emulate the interaction and convergence of the cultures and histories of the music they perform. |
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