The ensemble focuses on repertoire from the late 16th to the mid-18th century. Their name reflects a mission to preserve early music and pays tribute to theorist Sebastian Virdung, who referred to himself as “Bastian.” His 1511 treatise Musica getutscht was published in Basel – where the ensemble is based – and features the ensemble’s instruments: recorder, viola da gamba, lute, and early keyboard instruments.
Maruša Brezavšček, Martin Jantzen, Mélanie Flores, and Elias Conrad are laureates of international competitions and alumni of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. They received the EUBO Trust Award in York (2024) and look forward to joining the S-EEEMERGING programme and community in 2026. Recent highlights include performances at the York Early Music Festival, Innsbrucker Festwochen, Erasmus klingt! Festival Lab in Basel, Seviqc Festival in Celje, Baroque Randevouz in Ljubljana, and Chamber Cycle Maribor. The ensemble’s artistic direction is led by Maruša Brezavšček, laureate of international recorder competitions and lecturer in recorder at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.
Distribution
- Maruša Brezavšček recorder
- Martin Jantzen viola da gamba
- Mélanie Flores harpsichord
- Elias Conrad theorbo