Ensemble Fratres came into existence with an urge for research : a fundamental journey into a radical reflection on the concept of musical
language with a special emphasis on articulation according to the principles of the Judeo-Christian musical tradition.
Ensemble Fratres is the reunion of accomplished musicians and singers along with the expertise of Quatuor Fratres – winner of the Bruges
Musica Antiqua Competition in 2006. The ensemble also trains young musicians who wish to follow their path. Michel Kiener,
harpsichordist and pianoforte player, Luc Breton, luthier and musicologist, and Jean-Daniel Noir, sound engineer and artistic coach, ensure
the consistency and excellence of the ensemble’s work during the Moulin en Clarens music workshops.
Launched on November 7th 2010, the ‘Bach Filiation’ project illustrates Ensemble Fratres’s artistic approach and will see Johann Sebastian
Bach’s complete concerto production performed until 2015.
Ensemble Fratres’s activities include solo, chamber music and orchestra repertoire as well as joint projects with various vocal ensembles. An
overview of some works performed in 2010 : Biber’s and Rosenmüller’s trio sonatas, Schubert’s piano trios, Boccherini’s string quartets and
quintets, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s violin and piano sonatas, the Requiem and the Coronation Mass, Purcell’s Music Music for
the Funeral of Queen Mary.
