Ars Nova Copenhagen is a Danish vocal ensemble specialised in the interpretation of the polyphonic choral music of the Renaissance and new vocal music. It was founded in 1979 by composer Bo Holten among others.[1][2][3] In 1996 Hungarian conductor Tamás Vetö was appointed chief conductor by the singers in the group and Holten founded his own ensemble, Musica Ficta (Denmark). Ars Nova Copenhagen is now led by Paul Hillier, and collaborates on a regular basis with his ensemble Theatre of Voices.

The singers of the group currently are (as of February 2023):[4] Soprano: Ann-Christin Wesser Ingels, Kate Macoboy, Mari Øyrehagen Alto: Elenor Wiman, Laura Lamph, Hanne Marie le Fevre Tenor: Jakob Skjoldborg, Luís Toscano, James Robinson Bass: Asger Lynge Petersen, Rasmus Kure Thomsen, Mikkel Tuxen

Selected discography

Renaissance to Baroque

Romantic

Contemporary

References

  1. ^ New music of the Nordic countries - Page 91 John David White, Jean Christensen - 2002 In this conceptual development Frounberg has gone farther than any other Danish composer of his generation. ... Conductor and self-taught composer, Bo Holten was one of the driving forces behind the Ars Nova vocal ensemble in the 1970s.
  2. ^ Twentieth century Danish music Page 51 Lansing D. McLoskey - 1998 "Choral music of international standard: a portrait of the Ars Nova choir." Musical Denmark. 39 ( 1 988): 9-12. B266. Beyer, Anders. "Dansk musik i Øst og Vest." dmt. 5 (Jan./Feb. 1993/94): 165-7.
  3. ^ Historical dictionary of choral music - Page 205 Melvin P. Unger - 2010 Danish composer and conductor. He studied musicology at Copenhagen University, and bassoon at the Royal Danish Conservatory. In 1979 he founded Ars Nova, a vocal ensemble specializing in Renaissance vocal works and new music, ...
  4. ^ "Singers | ARS NOVA Copenhagen".

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