Cappella Pratensis & Sollazzo Ensemble

Cappella Pratensis, under its conductor Stratton Bull, is a vocal ensemble specializing in the performance of polyphonic masterpieces by composers including Josquin Desprez. The singers gather around a central music lectern and sing from a single choirbook. In 2022 the ensemble won the REMA-EEMN Heritage Project of the Year Award with the CD recording Apostola apostolorum. Capella Pratensis makes a priority of passing on its knowledge to both professionals and amateurs through masterclasses, workshops, and an annual summer course, and it trains young singers within the ensemble itself.

The Basel-based Sollazzo Ensemble had only existed since 2014 when less than a year later it had already won several prizes in the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition. The ensemble led by vielle player Anna Danilevskaia focuses on medieval repertoire, although the musicians come from a variety of musical backgrounds - from early to contemporary music and even musicals.