Nocturnalia
Ensemble
What is Nocturnalia?
A young and fresh Early Music ensemble
Nocturnalia Ensemble is composed of three young performers (violin, cello/gamba and
historical keyboards) who look to offer fresh concerts to their audiences, capable of
awakening in the listeners the different emotions and feelings that 17th and 18th-century composers tried to express in their music. We believe that Early Music is tremendously contemporary, given the degree of freedom that offers to performers, and the amazing
creativity that improvisation and ornamentation create.
Therefore, it is for us possible to assert that the music we play, even if old, is very attractive
to modern audiences, since it is so original because many of its textures are uniquely
generated during the concert (continuo realizations, gut strings sound, embellishments, etc).
At the same time, we explore composers and pieces that sometimes have never
even been played since their creation, we will never repeat performing the canonic list of
omnipresent composers.
Who are we?
Introduction
The Nocturnalia ensemble was formed by three members of the EEEmerging+ Ambronay Academy during a project focused on music from the 17th century. Their aim is to perform the music of the Early Baroque with Historically Informed criteria but also incorporated improvisatory elements, unknown repertoire and a fresh approach to performance. Due to COVID, the first concert had to be postponed until January 2023, when we organized a residency at the Music Hub Conservatory in Athens finished with a concert and a recording session. We have some other concerts coming in June (Ljubljana, Slovenia), and September (London, UK), as well as competitions in France and Italy. Besides our individual music studies, we have been coached by Geoffroy Jourdain, JosepheCottet or Martin Bauer.
Violin
Alex Mastichiadis
Harpsichord
Pablo
Tejedor-Gutiérrez
Cello and gamba