Ensemble P.A.N. [Project Ars Nova]

Causing the mythological picture of the goat-footed, flute-playing woodland scamp, P.A.N. means for the Task Ars Nova, which mainly identifies the fourteenth hundred years polyphonic design ars nova (the brand new artwork) and specifically, Philippe de Vitry’s treatise (circa 1322). The Outfit P.A.N. is certainly noted because of its genuine interpretations and awareness to musical subtleties. The ensemble was founded at the start from the 1980s on the Schola Cantorum in Basel, Switzerland, from the American performers Laurie Monahan (mezzo soprano), Michael Collver (countertenor and playing corno muto), and Crawford Youthful (playing lute). This trio 1st performed in the Event Estival in Paris in 1982. In 1984 two fresh users, Shira Kammen (on bowed strings) and John Fleagle (tenor and playing middle ages harp), were put into the group. The Outfit P.A.N.’s first widespread acknowledgement occurred in the 1987 Boston Early Music Event. This was accompanied by looks at early music and chamber music locations in various towns, including NY, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Vancouver, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, NORTH PARK, and LA. Its interesting repertoire contains secular music from your Chantilly Codex (1350-1400, in the processed however florid ars subtilior design that moved from ars nova and contains Johannes Symonis Puisque je suis fumeux and Solage’s Fumeux fume par fumée, both woozily chromatic tunes about smoking particular chemicals), Cyprian music from your isle of St. Hylarion (which inherited the ars subtilior design exemplified from the private ballade Sur toute fleur, made up circa 1410), music from the fourteenth hundred years experts Johannes Ciconia and Guillaume de Machaut, and fresh functions by Robert Kyr (commissioned through a Chamber Music America give). The group’s 1993-1994 four-concert series was documented and co-presented from the Country wide Public Radio affiliate marketer WGBH in Boston as well as the Longy College of Music. Outfit P.A.N. in addition has been documented by Radio Basel, Radio France, and Westdeutsche Rundfunk, amongst others. In the first ’90s, the group toured in European countries with an application entitled Music From the fantastic Papal Councils, and in addition performed in the Holland Event in Utrecht, the Como Event in Italy, the Musikfestspiele Potsdam in the Palace of Sanssouci, with the Dartington Event in Britain. It continues to execute to acclaim through the entire States and European countries at celebrations and various other concert venues, and it is popular at musicological meetings.