Ars Nova Copenhagen

Acquiring its name from your “New Art” of 14th century polyphony, the Ars Nova Ensemble is usually among Scandinavia’s leading chamber choirs. Comprising 12 performers, the ensemble is an expert in both Renaissance and modern choral music. Ars Nova was founded in 1979 by conductor Bo Holten, but since 1996, Hungarian-born Tamás Veterinarianö offers acted as the main conductor. The choir spent some time working with prominent conductors such as for example Peter Philips (the Tallis Scholars), Bruno Turner (Pro Cantione Antiqua), and Paul Hillier (the Hilliard Outfit, Theater of Voices), that has frequently performed as visitor conductor from the ensemble since 1997. The choir is usually famous for its interpretation of polyphonic Renaissance choral music with acclaimed recordings of functions by Desprez, Tallis, di Lasso, Palestrina, and Taverner. The group in addition has recorded previously unfamiliar functions by Pierre de la Rue, Nicolas Gombert, Filipe de Magalhaes, Giaches de Wert, Alonso and Duarte Lobo, Manuel Cardoso, and Jacob Obrecht. Ars Nova offers premiered a lot more than 150 functions and enjoy founded relationships with modern Scandinavian composers such as for example Per Nørgård, Ib Nørholm, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Sven-David Sandström, Poul Ruders, and Hans Abrahamsen, most of whom possess written functions for the group. Ars Nova was granted the Danish Music Critics’ Artist’s Reward in 1998, a Danish Grammy in 1991 for the documenting of sacred music by Nicolas Gombert, and a Diapason d’Or (France) because of its documenting of functions by Josquin Desprez. The group’s recordings possess made an appearance on Kontrapunkt, Naxos, and Dacapo.