ReRenaissance – Forum for Early Music - Switzerland
Artistic Directors: Ivo Haun, Prof. Dr. Marc Lewon, Catherine Motuz, Elizabeth Rumsey, Tabea Schwartz
Managing Director: Holly Scarborough
Since its founding in 2020, ReRenaissance has cooperated with more than 100 local musicians in its programs and created over 50 concerts. Each of these signature programmes illuminate a specific time, place and story. Together, they begin to weave a tapestry of “music before 1600”.
Did you know? ReRenaissance performs beyond Basel. Contact us to book Ensemble Basel·ReRenaissance concert at your series or festival.
ReRenaissance – Forum for Early Music
Barfüsserkirche, Historical Museum Basel, Basel, Switzerland
/ +41774708002
/ info@rerenaissance.ch
26 September/18h15
27 September/18h15
/ Switzerland
Quodlibet — Musical puzzles, fun and games
Crack the code hidden in Renaissance music! Long before escape rooms and…
Past events
From 28 January to 28 January / Switzerland
Dapoi nocte vien la luce
After the overwhelming success of his Odhecaton, Ottaviano Petrucci did…
24 March/18h15 / Switzerland
Continental Connection
Robert Dow's beautiful set of 5 partbooks is a treasure trove for lovers…
25 February/17h15 / Switzerland
Lamentations
“Tallis is dead, and music is dying.” Thus wrote William Byrd in his elegy…
20 March/19h00 / Switzerland
FELIX PLATTER: A LIFE IN MUSIC
In 1536, just in time for the autumn fair, a child was born at Petersberg…
28 April / Switzerland
Ad narragoniam – Music in the "Ship of Fools"
The title page of Sebastian Brant’s "Narrenschiff" shows a ship full of…
26 May/18h15 / Switzerland
Jouissance vous donneray
A Flemish painting from around 1530 depicts a musical ensemble: transverse…
29 September / Switzerland
The Bassanos: Homage to the Recorder Family
One family influenced the musical world of the Renaissance like no other:…
24 November/18h15 / Switzerland
Du Fay 550
Why I’ll be there! by DAVID FALLOWS I well remember 1974, when we marked…
26 November / Switzerland
Du Fay 550
Why I’ll be there! by DAVID FALLOWS I well remember 1974, when we marked…
27 October / Switzerland
Magnum opus musicum 1604
The sacred works of Orlandus Lassus (1532–1594) were celebrated in their…
29 December / Switzerland
Nun singet und seid froh! – A sing-along
Get into the festive spirit of the season and sing along to famous…
26 January / Switzerland
"Was ich euch singen thu!" – The Whole World of News Songs
Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, people could not only read what…
23 February/18h15 / Switzerland
La Contenance françoise
1405, Easter Monday: The Archbishop of Bourges consecrates the…
30 March/18h15 / Switzerland
Daheim bei Milán und Galilei
The lute began its march across Europe as early as the 15th century, but…
27 April/17h38
27 April/18h15
/ Switzerland
A Company of Violins – Birth of a New Instrument Family
Only at the beginning of the 16th century was the family of violin…
From 27 April to 27 April / Switzerland
A Company of Violins
Only at the beginning of the 16th century was the family of violin…
25 May/18h15 / Switzerland
Lost and Found — From the rediscovered Egenolff songbook
Once a year, ReRenaissance builds a whole programme based on a special…
29 June / Switzerland
Amor, Fortuna — Madrigals for Palestrina's 500th Birthday
This programme celebrates the 500th anniversary of Palestrina’s birth. It…
From 26 September to 28 September / Switzerland
‘Arcadia’ Renaissance Festival
ReRenaissance's 2nd Festival opens with the world-renowned Profeti della…
From 21 October to 24 December
From 01 December to 24 December
/ Switzerland
Advent Calendar 2025
Now on sale for Renaissance music fans worldwide. Order now to get your…
25 January / Switzerland
Semper Dowland — Homage to the Master of Melancholy
Lutes, voices, and viols: with these, John Dowland (c1563–1626) created a…
From 22 February to 22 February / Switzerland
Mit und ohne Haken — Harp parcours
3 locations | 3 mini-concerts Between winter air and warm lights: a…
25 April/18h15
26 April/18h15
/ Switzerland
Regola Rubertina – Ganassis virtuosic Viols
Venice 1535 Using the new medium of printing, Silvestro Ganassi publishes…
30 May/18h15
31 May/18h15
/ Switzerland
Fleuster une chanson – Song & Dance in Attaingnant's Prints
At the Burgundian court of the fifteenth century, it was already customary…