Welcome to the Huelgas Ensemble

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The Huelgas Ensemble was founded by Paul Van Nevel in 1970 at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Basle; it was named after a Cistercian monastery near Burgos. Initially it specialized in contemporary music but soon concentrated on the music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, drawing closely on primary sources and making a vital contribution to the study of early music through its published research. The ensemble presents a surprising programme, with often unknown works from composers like Nicolas Gombert, Claude Le jeune, Johannes Ciconia, Pierre de Manchicourt...
The Ensemble’s performances are informed by a profound understanding of medieval and Renaissance vocal techniques and practices. It has made more than 50 recordings for a.o. Sony and Harmonia Mundi and its many awards include the Belgian music press’s Caecilia Price, Le Monde de la Musique’s Choc de l’Année, an Edison Award, the Cannes Classical Award and the ‘Prix in honorem’ of the Académie Charles Cros.
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The Huelgas Ensemble has been awarded with the ECHO DEUTSCHE SCHALPLATTENPREIS 2010 in the category vocal music of the 16th - 17th century.
The price is granted for the Cd LA POESIA CROMATICA - Michelangelo ROSSI.

Alongside  earlier Diapason d'Or Awards, the Edison Award and various Cecilia Awards, this is one of many crownings in the records of the Huelgas Ensemble.

 
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In 2010, the Huelgas Ensemble has been recording 2 new Cd's for Sony Classical.
The first Cd is intitled "The Art of the Cigar" and will be officialy released on 13th of May 2011.

You can have a foretaste.
On account of its 40st anniversary the Huelgas Ensemble alias "The Huelgas Havana Club" celebrates its Jubilee concert on the 28th of April | location de Roma - Borgerhout
inviting you to listen to and taste this exclusieve Cigar program.
for more info go to the Agenda


Jacob Clement, alias Clemens non Papa " Grant yvroigne et mal vivant" is the second Cd which has been recorded in 2010. The release will be in 2012.

The next recording for Sony Classical wil be in July 2011 - The Eton Choir Book.
This manuscript is a central source in the repertoire of the English Polyphony.

 
Upcoming concerts
01-03-2012, 20:15
De geest van het Italiaanse madrigaal in Europa
Brussel (BE) Flagey
02-03-2012, 20:00
De geest van het Italiaanse madrigaal in Europa
Hasselt (BE), Sint Quintinuskathedraal
Latest cd-release
2011
The Art of the Cigar
Official release date | May 13th 2011!...
Art. 88697771422
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