Performers
ENSEMBLE PEREGRINA
Ensemble Peregrina, founded by the Polish-Swiss singer and musicologist Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett in Basel in 1997, researches and performs sacred and secular music of the Middle Ages. The group has released thirteen internationally acclaimed recordings (including ECHO Klassik 2009 and International Classical Music Award 2019) and performed at numerous prestigious festivals in Europe and in the USA.
Peregrina’s interpretation and style is informed by the original source materials and treatises, as well as the latest musicological and historical research. The ensemble strives to come as close to the performance practice transmitted in the sources as possible without having to renounce a well-balanced and beautiful vocal style. The name peregrina, ‘the wanderer’, alludes to the transmission of music and ideas throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, but also reflects the personal journeys of the singers themselves.
The ensemble members (from Poland, Switzerland, Finland and the Great Britain) together achieve a dynamic balance through their differing origins, and they unite in the music they perform.
Peregrina’s interpretation and style is informed by the original source materials and treatises, as well as the latest musicological and historical research. The ensemble strives to come as close to the performance practice transmitted in the sources as possible without having to renounce a well-balanced and beautiful vocal style. The name peregrina, ‘the wanderer’, alludes to the transmission of music and ideas throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, but also reflects the personal journeys of the singers themselves.
The ensemble members (from Poland, Switzerland, Finland and the Great Britain) together achieve a dynamic balance through their differing origins, and they unite in the music they perform.
