astrophil & stella is an early music ensemble that performs music of the renaissance. astrophil & stella ist ein Alte Musik - Ensemble, das sich auf die Musik der Renaissance spezialisiert hat.

PROGRAMMES

A GARDEN OF BLACK FLOWERS

Love and melancholy in late 16th century diminutions, motets and madrigals
by Palestrina, Bovicelli, Rognoni, Bassano et al.

Stargazer

Rhythms of life in the changing stars with music
by Dowland, de Rore, da Milano, Zirler, Othmayr et al.

ensemble astrophil & stella — Nova Atlantis
- Travel to utopia

Visions for the future from Francis Bacon’s „New Atlantis“ (1627) and Marge Piercy’s „Woman on the Edge of Time” (1976) with music by William Byrd, John Wilbye, Thomas Tomkins et al.

Nightingale’s own brother

English music of the Tudor and Jacobean Era for traverso and virginal by Byrd, Tallis, Tye et al.

1 5 2 5

Peasant uprisings, the Reformation and liberation from serfdom
music by P. de la Rue, Resinarius, Zirler and traditional songs from the 16th century

We constantly develop new programmes and projects. If you have interest in a concert, instrumentations, background information or you want to make a booking request, please don’t hesitate to contact us!