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{{Short description|Music academy in Basel, Switzerland}}
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[[File:Basel 2012-09-16 Batch (13).JPG|right|thumb|260px|Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in 2012]]
[[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]].
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==
==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==
==Faculty==
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* [[Australia]]: keyboardist and conductor [[Geoffrey Lancaster]]
* [[Australia]]: keyboardist and conductor [[Geoffrey Lancaster]]
* [[Belgium]]: countertenor and conductor [[René Jacobs]]
* [[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]]
* [[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 gamba player [[Veronica Hampe]]
* [[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]]: cantor and conductor [[Jan Boeke]]; harpsichordist, organist and conductor [[Gustav Leonhardt]]; violinist [[Jaap Schröder]]; sackbuttist [[Charles Toet]]; cantor and gambaplayer Henk Waardenburg; flautist, gambaplayer and music therapist [[Wil Waardenburg]].
* [[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]]
* [[Portugal]]: lutenist and conductor [[Manuel Morais]]
* [[Spain]]: [[viola da gamba]] player and conductor [[Jordi Savall]]
* [[Spain]]: viola da gambist and conductor [[Jordi Savall]]
* [[Switzerland]]: violinist and conductor [[Chiara Banchini]]; violist da gamba and cellist [[Hannelore Mueller]]; baritone [[Kurt Widmer]]
* [[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]].
* [[United States of America]]: bassoonist [[Donna Agrell]], lutenists [[Hopkinson Smith]] and [[Crawford Young]]; cornettist [[Bruce Dickey]]; and trumpeter [[Edward H. Tarr]].


==Alumni==
==Alumni==


Notable alumni have included such leading historically informed musicians as [[Gustav Leonhardt]], [[Jordi Savall]], [[Barbara Thornton]], [[Christina Pluhar]], [[Elam Rotem]], [[Jorge Guerrero Dantur]] 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===


Lutenists who have studied at the Schola include:
Lutenists who have studied at the Schola include:
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* [[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]])
* [[Paul O'Dette]] (b. USA; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and [[Thomas Binkley]])
* [[Anthony Bailes]] (b. Great Britain; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois]])
* [[Anthony Bailes]] (b. Great Britain; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
* [[Toyohiko Satoh]] (b. Japan; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
* [[Toyohiko Satoh]] (b. Japan; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
* [[Manuel Morais]] (b. Portugal; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
* [[Manuel Morais]] (b. Portugal; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
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* Marc Lewon (b. Germany, studied with [[Crawford Young]])
* 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)
* 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 ==
== 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 ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[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}}


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[[Category:Mixed early music groups]]
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[[Category:Culture in Basel]]

Latest revision as of 14:44, 2 February 2024

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]

History

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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

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

Alumni

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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

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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)

See also

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References

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  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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