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The Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (SCB) is a music academy and research institution located in Basel, Switzerland, that focuses on early music and historically informed performance. Faculty at the school have organized performing ensembles that have made notable recordings of early music. One of the more popular of these is the 1994 album Chill to the Chant.^{[citation needed]}

History

Paul Sacher founded the school in 1933.^[1] Influential faculty included August Wenzinger (cello and viola da gamba), Ina Lohr (violin), and Max Meili (vocal music). In 1954 the Schola merged with two other Basel music schools to form the City of Basel Music Academy.

Faculty

Among the school's other notable faculty members, past and present, are musicians from many countries. By nationality, they include:

Australia: keyboardist and conductor Geoffrey Lancaster
Belgium: countertenor and conductor René Jacobs
England: lutenist and ensemble leader Anthony Rooley; soprano Evelyn Tubb; viola da gambist Alison Crum
France: cellist and conductor Christophe Coin; flautist Marc Hantaï; conductor Dominique Vellard
Germany: flautist/recorder player and conductor Hans-Martin Linde; countertenor Andreas Scholl; tenor Gerd Türk; viola da gambist Veronica Hampe
Italy: organist Lorenzo Ghielmi, organist, harpsichordist and conductor Andrea Marcon; harpsichordist Francesco Corti; viola da gambist Paolo Pandolfo
Netherlands: cantor and conductor Jan Boeke; harpsichordist, organist and conductor Gustav Leonhardt; violinist Jaap Schröder; sackbuttist Charles Toet; cantor and gambist Henk Waardenburg; flautist, gambist and music therapist Wil Waardenburg.
Portugal: lutenist and conductor Manuel Morais
Spain: viola da gambist and conductor Jordi Savall
Switzerland: violinist and conductor Chiara Banchini; violist da gambist and cellist Hannelore Mueller; baritone Kurt Widmer
United States of America: bassoonist Donna Agrell, lutenists Hopkinson Smith and Crawford Young; cornettist Bruce Dickey; and trumpeter Edward H. Tarr.

Alumni

Notable alumni have included such musicians such as Gustav Leonhardt, Jordi Savall, Barbara Thornton, Christina Pluhar, Elam Rotem, Jorge Guerrero Dantur and Benjamin Bagby.

Lutenists

Lutenists who have studied at the Schola include:

Robert Barto (b. USA; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
Luciano Contini (b. Italy; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith)
Eduardo Egüez (b. Argentina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
Paul O'Dette (b. USA; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Thomas Binkley)
Anthony Bailes (b. Great Britain; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
Toyohiko Satoh (b. Japan; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
Manuel Morais (b. Portugal; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
Edin Karamazov (b. Bosnia-Herzogovina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
Marc Lewon (b. Germany, studied with Crawford Young)
Rolf Lislevand (b. Norway; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith)
Evangelina Mascardi (b. Argentina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
Rafael Benatar (b. Venezuela; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith)

References

^ Arlt, Wulf (26 December 2019). "Musicology and the Practice of Music". Current Musicology: 88–94. doi:10.7916/CM.V0I14.4273.

External links

Schola Cantorum Basiliensis page at bach-cantatas.com
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis discography at Discogs

[1] Arlt, Wulf (26 December 2019). "Musicology and the Practice of Music". Current Musicology: 88–94. doi:10.7916/CM.V0I14.4273.

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+{{Short description|Music academy in Basel, Switzerland}}
-[[File:Basel 2012-09-16 Batch (13).JPG|right|thumb|250px]]
+{{More citations needed|date=February 2024}}
-The '''Schola Cantorum Basiliensis''' ('''SCB''') is a music academy and research institution located in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]], that focuses on [[early music]] and [[historically informed performance]].
+[[File:Basel 2012-09-16 Batch (13).JPG|right|thumb|260px|Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in 2012]]
+The '''Schola Cantorum Basiliensis''' ('''SCB''') is a music academy and research institution located in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]], that focuses on [[early music]] and [[historically informed performance]]. Faculty at the school have organized performing ensembles that have made notable recordings of early music. One of the more popular of these is the 1994 album ''Chill to the Chant''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
+==History==
-[[Paul Sacher]] founded the school in 1933. Influential faculty included [[August Wenzinger]] ([[cello]] and [[viola da gamba]]), [[Ina Lohr]] (violin), and [[Max Meili]] (vocal music). In 1954 the Schola merged with two other Basel music schools to form the [[City of Basel Music Academy]].
+[[Paul Sacher]] founded the school in 1933.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arlt |first=Wulf |date=26 December 2019 |title=Musicology and the Practice of Music |url=https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/4273 |journal=Current Musicology |language=en |pages=88–94 |doi=10.7916/CM.V0I14.4273}}</ref> Influential faculty included [[August Wenzinger]] ([[cello]] and [[viola da gamba]]), [[Ina Lohr]] (violin), and [[Max Meili]] (vocal music). In 1954 the Schola merged with two other Basel music schools to form the [[City of Basel Music Academy]].
+==Faculty==
 Among the school's other notable faculty members, past and present, are musicians from many countries. By nationality, they include:
 * [[Australia]]: keyboardist and conductor [[Geoffrey Lancaster]]
 * [[Belgium]]: countertenor and conductor [[René Jacobs]]
-* [[England]]: lutenist and ensemble leader [[Anthony Rooley]]; soprano [[Evelyn Tubb]]; viola da gamba player [[Alison Crum]]
+* [[England]]: lutenist and ensemble leader [[Anthony Rooley]]; soprano [[Evelyn Tubb]]; viola da gambist [[Alison Crum]]
 * [[France]]: cellist and conductor [[Christophe Coin]]; flautist [[Marc Hantaï]]; conductor [[Dominique Vellard]]
-* [[Germany]]: flautist/recorder player and conductor [[Hans-Martin Linde]]; countertenor [[Andreas Scholl]]; tenor [[Gerd Türk]]
+* [[Germany]]: flautist/recorder player and conductor [[Hans-Martin Linde]]; countertenor [[Andreas Scholl]]; tenor [[Gerd Türk]]; viola da gambist  [[Veronica Hampe]]
-* [[Italy]]: organist [[Lorenzo Ghielmi]], organist, harpsichordist and conductor [[Andrea Marcon]]; viola da gambist [[Paolo Pandolfo]]
+* [[Italy]]: organist [[Lorenzo Ghielmi]], organist, harpsichordist and conductor [[Andrea Marcon]]; harpsichordist [[Francesco Corti]]; viola da gambist [[Paolo Pandolfo]]
-* [[Netherlands]]: harpsichordist, organist and conductor [[Gustave Leonhardt]]; violinist [[Jaap Schröder]]
+* [[Netherlands]]: cantor and conductor [[Jan Boeke]]; harpsichordist, organist and conductor [[Gustav Leonhardt]]; violinist [[Jaap Schröder]]; sackbuttist [[Charles Toet]]; cantor and gambist Henk Waardenburg; flautist, gambist and music therapist [[Wil Waardenburg]].
-* [[Spain]]: [[viola da gamba]] player and conductor [[Jordi Savall]]
+* [[Portugal]]: lutenist and conductor [[Manuel Morais]]
-* [[Switzerland]]: violinist and conductor [[Chiara Banchini]]; baritone Kurt Widmer
+* [[Spain]]: viola da gambist and conductor [[Jordi Savall]]
+* [[Switzerland]]: violinist and conductor [[Chiara Banchini]]; violist da gambist and cellist [[Hannelore Mueller]]; baritone [[Kurt Widmer]]
-* [[United States of America]]: bassoonist [[Donna Agrell]], lutenists [[Hopkinson Smith]] and [[Crawford Young]]; cornettist [[Bruce Dickey]]; and trumpeter [[Edward H. Tarr]].<ref>[http://www.scb-basel.ch/index/110329 List of Faculty]</ref>
+* [[United States of America]]: bassoonist [[Donna Agrell]], lutenists [[Hopkinson Smith]] and [[Crawford Young]]; cornettist [[Bruce Dickey]]; and trumpeter [[Edward H. Tarr]].
+==Alumni==
-Notable alumni have included such leading historically informed musicians as [[Gustav Leonhardt]], [[Jordi Savall]], [[Barbara Thornton]], [[Christina Pluhar]], and [[Benjamin Bagby]].
+Notable alumni have included such musicians such as [[Gustav Leonhardt]], [[Jordi Savall]], [[Barbara Thornton]], [[Christina Pluhar]], [[Elam Rotem]], [[Jorge Guerrero Dantur]] and [[Benjamin Bagby]].
+===Lutenists===
 Lutenists who have studied at the Schola include:
 * [[Robert Barto]] (b. USA; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
-* Luciano Contini (b. Italy; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and [[Hopkinson Smith]])
+* Luciano Contini (b. Italy; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith)
-* [[Eduardo Egüez]] (b. Argentina; studied with [[Hopkinson Smith]])
+* [[Eduardo Egüez]] (b. Argentina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
 * [[Paul O'Dette]] (b. USA; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and [[Thomas Binkley]])
+* [[Anthony Bailes]] (b. Great Britain; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
 * [[Toyohiko Satoh]] (b. Japan; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
-* [[Edin Karamazov]] (b. Bosnia-Herzogovina; studied with [[Hopkinson Smith]])
+* [[Manuel Morais]] (b. Portugal; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
+* [[Edin Karamazov]] (b. Bosnia-Herzogovina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
 * Marc Lewon (b. Germany, studied with [[Crawford Young]])
-* [[Rolf Lislevand]] (b. Norway; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and [[Hopkinson Smith]])
+* [[Rolf Lislevand]] (b. Norway; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith)
-* [[Evangelina Mascardi]] (b. Argentina; studied with [[Hopkinson Smith]])
+* Evangelina Mascardi (b. Argentina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
+* Rafael Benatar (b. Venezuela; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith)
-Faculty at the school have organized performing ensembles that have made notable recordings of early music. One of the more popular of these is the 1994 album ''Chill to the Chant''.
 == See also ==
-*[[:Category:Schola Cantorum Basiliensis alumni]]
+* [[:Category:Schola Cantorum Basiliensis alumni]]
-*[[:Category:Schola Cantorum Basiliensis faculty]]
+* [[:Category:Academic staff of Schola Cantorum Basiliensis]]
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.scb-basel.ch/index/110014 List of faculty]
+* [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/SCB.htm Schola Cantorum Basiliensis page] at bach-cantatas.com
-*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/SCB.htm Schola Cantorum Basiliensis page] at bach-cantatas.com
+* {{discogs artist|Schola Cantorum Basiliensis}}
+{{Early music}}
 {{Historically informed performance}}
 {{Authority control}}
+[[Category:Schola Cantorum Basiliensis| ]]
 [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1933]]
-[[Category:Music schools in Switzerland]]
+[[Category:Deutsche Grammophon artists]]
 [[Category:Mixed early music groups]]
 [[Category:Culture in Basel]]

v t e Historically informed performance
Early music festivals	Boston Early Music Festival Festival Oude Muziek Flanders Festival Regensburg Tage Alter Musik
Instrument builders	Arnold Dolmetsch William Dowd Frank Hubbard Martin Skowroneck
Instrument collections	Bate Collection Brussels Musical Instrument Museum Metropolitan Museum Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix Musikinstrumente Vienna National Music Museum Smithsonian Institution Yale University Paris Conservatoire
Instrument collectors	American Musical Instrument Society Galpin Society
Primary instruments	Harpsichord Recorder Viol
Instruction	Amherst Early Music Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Societies	American Recorder Society Cambridge Society of Early Music Early Music America Lute Society Lute Society of America National Early Music Association Society of Recorder Players Viola da Gamba Society Viola da Gamba Society of America
Labels	Archiv Produktion Das Alte Werk Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Dorian Recordings EMI Reflexe Erato Records Harmonia Mundi L'Oiseau-Lyre Teldec Titanic Records
Shows	Harmonia Micrologus Millennium of Music Pied Piper
Other	Early music revival List of early music ensembles

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	Frankreich BnF data Deutschland Israel Vereinigte Staaten Tschechische Republik
Geographic	MusicBrainz place
Academics	CiNii
Artists	MusicBrainz
Other	IdRef