Office of Musicians' Affairs

The Office of Musicians' Affairs represents the ensembles Les Haulz et les Bas, The Early Folk Band and the jazz project ars supernova. The award-winning ensemble Les haulz et les bas explores Gothic and Renaissance wind music from 1200 to 1600 and has produced 7 CDs. The Early Folk Band researches and plays historical folk music sources from Great Britain from 1600 to 1900 and has released three CDs. New paths for early music - under this motto, the early music jazz project ars supernova won a CD production with Deutschlandradio Kultur and has since been to jazz festivals as well as early music festivals. All three groups combine conscientious research of historical sources with lively performances and present this timeless music for the 21st century. They are also available for commissioned work, master classes and lecture talks. And they are always delighted to work together with musicologists, festival directors and producers on joint projects and commissions for festival themes, historical film music.

Office of Musicians' Affairs
c/o Gesine Bänfer
Harriet-Straub-Str. 39
79100 Freiburg, Germany
fon ++49 - (0) 761- 29 23 110
mobile ++49 - (0) 172 - 76 46 178
office@office-of-musicians-affairs.com

Our ensembles:

Les haulz et les bas - Gothic and Renaissance Wind Music
ars supernova - medieval jazz –  an experience of timelessness...
The Early Folk Band - Ballads, Songs and Dance tunes from the Past

Les haulz et les bas plays music of the alta capella, the 'loud' wind ensemble of the middle ages and Renaissance. The rediscovery and reconstruction of the music of the mediaeval civic and court wind bands has been one of the great musical detective stories of our times. The results of the ensemble's work has acheived international acclaim: they have won prizes at several international competitions and they are regularly present in Europe's most prestigious Early Music Festivals. They regularly give lectures and workshops and have been guests of the Universities of Oxford, London and Manchester, the Royal Conservatory, The Hague and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. The ensemble has produced a series of highly-acclaimed CDs. Les haulz et les bas guarantees its audience an extraordinary and unforgettable experience. The ensemble offers a huge range of programmes from the 'classic' trio formation up to big-scale productions for larger venues and outdoor events.       www.alta-capella.com

Medieval Jazz – new directions for early music

The forgotten sound of the alta capella - the medieval and renaissance wind band - lies at the historical heart of this project. Shawms, bombards, slide trumpet and sackbut are combined with a jazz combo of saxophone, guitar, double bass, tuba and drum set, and members of the ensemble themselves double on saxophone, trombone, cornett and bagpipes. Old material is newly arranged, new pieces composed for old instruments and all is delivered by a star-studded cast with lashings of improvisatory panache. Les haulz et les bas offer proof that the saxophone is the ideal instrument for the 14th-century ars nova and that the medieval shawm has just the sound that jazz has been waiting for. www.ars-supernova.com

With this programme Les haulz et les bas won a CD production with the German national radio station Deutschlandradio Kultur - now released by www.ahalani-records.

Ballads, Songs and DanceTunes from the North Countries

The musicians of The Early Folk Band are all outstanding specialists in early music. Originally from England, Sweden and Germany, they bring with them the traditional music of their home countries as well as a great experience with the study and performance of music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque. 'Folk Music' influences 'art music' and vice versa. The members of the group also won important competitions such as: Anders Wrath silver medal ('riksspelman'), Global Ruth (Germany's leading World Music Award), Grammy Award, Festival van Vlandern, Bruges, BRTN Radio Price (Belgium), Festival Rencontre Internationales de St. Chartier (France) "Best Blasters" and "Best Folk rock Band" of the German Popstiftung.       www.early-folk-band.com

Unsere Ensembles

Les haulz et les bas - Gothic and Renaissance Wind Music

ars supernova - medieval jazz –  an experience of timelessness...

The Early Folk Band - Ballads, Songs and Dance tunes from the Past

The Early Folk Duo - Northumbrian Bagpipe Music, songs and ballads

Joint-projects with Hirundo Maris - Music of the Middle Ages


 

Office of Musicians' Affairs
c/o Gesine Bänfer
Harriet-Straub-Str. 39
79100 Freiburg, Germany
fon ++49 - (0) 761- 29 23 110
mobile ++49 - (0) 172 - 76 46 178
office@office-of-musicians-affairs.com


 

Office of Musicians' Affairs
c/o Gesine Bänfer
Harriet-Straub-Str. 39
79100 Freiburg, Germany
fon ++49 - (0) 761- 29 23 110
mobile ++49 - (0) 172 - 76 46 178
office@office-of-musicians-affairs.com

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  • Les haulz et les bas played at:

    Festivals:
    Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht
    York Early Music Festival
    Musica Antiqua Bruges
    Laus Polyphoniae Antwerp
    Festivale della musica antiqua Urbino (I)
    Tage der alten Musik Regensburg
    Montalbâne Festival, Freyburg
    Herbst des Mittelalters, Basel
    Freunde Alter Musik, Basel
    Berlin Alte Musik Festival
    Brighton Early Musik Festival
    Cambridge Early Music Festival
    Tage der lten Musik Herne
    Trigonale St Veith (A)
    Styriarte Graz
    Rencontres des Maitres Sonneurs, St. Chartier (F)
    Festival de musique medievale, Le Thoronet (F)
    Leipziger Improvisationsfestival für alte Musik
    Festival Musica Antiqua Bingen
    Tamburi Mundi, Freiburg im Breisgau
    Zürich Festival der alten Musik
    Musikfestpiele Potsdam
    Barockfestival St. Pölten (A)
    Philharmonie Köln,
    Cité de la musique, Paris
    Schloss Tirol (I)
    Hohenloher Kultursommer
    Musica Franconia

    Co-Produktionen mit
    Apollo’s Fire - The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, Ohio
    Bochumer Symphoniker
    Metropol Orkest, Hilversum
    Freiburger Barockorchester
    Ensemble Recherche, Freiburg
    Capilla Flamenca Antwerp
    Markus Stockhausen & Mike Svoboda
    Ensemble Hirundo Maris - Arianna Savall and Petter Udland Johansen
    Sinfonieorchester St. Galen
    Ensemble Gilles Binchois (F)
    ...

    Vorträge & Meisterkurse
    Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
    Koniglijke Conservatorium, Den Haag
    University of London
    University of Oxford
    Musikhochschule Wuppertal
    STIMU, Utrecht
    Kloster Michaelstein
    University of Freiburg

    ...
    Rundfunk:
    Deutschlandfunk Kultur
    SWR
    MDR
    Radio Bremen
    Bayerischer Rundfunk
    Hessischer Rundfunk
    BBC Radio 3 (UK)
    DRS (CH)
    ...