{"id":870,"date":"2023-12-02T11:05:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T10:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albicastroensemble.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T10:44:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.albicastroensemble.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; inverted_device_order=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;143650&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;1000&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;327424&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-613363&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;4&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184495&#8243;][uncode_list larger=&#8221;yes&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;195595&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#fondatori\">Founders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#storia\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pubblicazioni\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/uncode_list][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-613363&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;1000&#8243; width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;484410&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;897839&#8243;]L&#8217;Albicastro Ensemble is an <strong>instrumental-vocal group of renaissance and baroque music, with variable members, founded in Berne (Switzerland), in the Autumn of 1978<\/strong>, by two prominent personalities of the international ancient music panorama: its current director and soprano, <a href=\"#\"><strong>Rosa Maria Meister<\/strong><\/a> and the vihuelist <a href=\"#\"><strong>Jorge Fresno<\/strong><\/a>.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_separator sep_color=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;264306&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;inverted-device-order&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;101120&#8243; row_name=&#8221;fondatori&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;318990&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-612935&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;170377&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Albicastro Ensemble[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-475223&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;900&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;157317&#8243;]The founders[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;622700&#8243;]In the fall of 1978 soprano <strong>Rosa Maria Meister<\/strong> and vihuelist <strong>Jorge Fresno<\/strong> founded the <strong>Albicastro Ensemble<\/strong> in Bern, Switzerland.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;192351&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; subheading=&#8221;MEZZOSOPRANO&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;457922&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Rosa Maria Meister[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;138943&#8243;]Born and raised in Switzerland, where she lives and works, she is considered one of the top musical personalities at the interpretive and technical level of chamber music repertoire ranging from early Baroque to Lieder. It stands out for its out-of-the-ordinary expressive ability.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; size=&#8221;link&#8221; btn_link_underline=&#8221;btn-underline-in&#8221; icon_position=&#8221;right&#8221; display=&#8221;inline&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.albicastroensemble.com%2Fen%2Frosa-maria-meister%2F|title:Rosa%20Maria%20Meister|&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135428&#8243;]Biography[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;242649&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; subheading=&#8221;VIHUELISTA&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;766251&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Jorge Fresno[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;107055&#8243;]Born in Buenos Aires to a family of Spanish descent, he came to prominence as a virtuoso guitarist from a very young age. Together with Rosa Maria Meister he created the Albicastro Ensemble for the study and dissemination of early Spanish, Italian and German music.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; size=&#8221;link&#8221; btn_link_underline=&#8221;btn-underline-in&#8221; icon_position=&#8221;right&#8221; display=&#8221;inline&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.albicastroensemble.com%2Fen%2Fjorge-fresno%2F|title:Jorge%20Fresno|&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;519588&#8243;]Biography[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;531&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-four&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;xs&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;166900&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_separator sep_color=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;264306&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;151529&#8243; row_name=&#8221;storia&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;802164&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-612935&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;170377&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Albicastro Ensemble[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-475223&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;900&#8243; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;896007&#8243;]History[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;104200&#8243;]L&#8217;Albicastro Ensemble is an <strong>instrumental-vocal group of renaissance and baroque music, with variable members, founded in Berne (Switzerland), in the Autumn of 1978<\/strong>, by two prominent personalities of the international ancient music panorama: its current director and soprano, <a href=\"#\"><strong>Rosa Maria Meister<\/strong><\/a> and the vihuelist <a href=\"#\"><strong>Jorge Fresno<\/strong><\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;120320&#8243;]All its members are distinguished soloists, performers and Maestri who have taught in internationally renowned institutions and courses. They are known for their experience in providing an authentic interpretation of the style and aesthetic concepts typical of the periods in question.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;194631&#8243;]To this end, only historical instruments, or copy of them, are used in all the Albicastro performances: vihuela, lute, theorbo, chitarrone, flute, violin, bass-viol, baroque harp, positive organ, spinet, harpsichord, percussion and, above all, the human voice pitched on its natural resonance and the performance practice of the time.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;131&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;sixteen-nine&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; radius=&#8221;xs&#8221; media_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;143881&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;183605&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;146909&#8243;]The Group dedicates special attention to the study and <strong>diffusion of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Spanish music<\/strong>; <strong>of the Italian music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries<\/strong> and of the <strong>German music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;178264&#8243;]The Group has been invited to participate in the most prominent ancient music festivals in Europe, America and Asia. Among these the following stand out: the <strong>Berlin Festival Bach<\/strong>, the <strong>Frankfurt Opera<\/strong>, the <strong>Festival Menuhin in Gstaad<\/strong>, the <strong>Festival de Santander<\/strong>, <strong>the Festival de Daroca<\/strong>, <strong>L&#8217;Estate Fiesolana in Florence<\/strong>, <strong>the Opera House in Warsaw<\/strong>, <strong>the Teatro Real in Madrid<\/strong>, <strong>the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona<\/strong>. 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