The ensemble
Piacere dei Traversi
The consort is a group of instruments of the same family and was, during the Renaissance and until the mid-17th century, the ideal way to perform music in a “domestic” version, that is, with few performers.
When a singer is added to a consort of instruments, the result is a faithful, small-scale interpretation of the essence of the original vocal composition: the music and the text. This formation, known in England as consort song, was very popular at the time and is the one that Piacere dei Traversi has adopted to carry out its versatile and delicate interpretations, proud to be one of the few professional ensembles in Spain and Europe dedicated to this unique instrumental combination.
Formed entirely by women, Piacere dei Traversi has as one of its hallmarks the defense of the role of women in the history of music and art, that is present in many of its concert programs, dedicated to outstanding female creators.
Likewise, the relationship between music and literature is another constant in the projects of Piacere dei Traversi, which often include literary fragments recited together with music belonging to its historical context.
Biography
Since its foundation in 2011, Piacere dei Traversi has performed in numerous venues throughout Spain, and has been selected by Acción Cultural Española to perform in the cultural program of the Spanish Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020.
Piacere dei Traversi has been awarded in the GEMA Awards (Association of Spanish Early Music Groups) as the Best Renaissance Music Group 2021.
Among its productions stand out the CDs Elogio de las infantas, música y literatura para las hijas de los Reyes Católicos (2023), El mecenatge de Germana de Foix, virreina de València (2020) and Vita Christi d’Isabel de Villena: Música i literatura a la Corona d’Aragó (2018)
Carmen Botella Galbis
Soprano
Carmen Botella specializes in performing Renaissance and Baroque music. She completed her singing studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna after graduating with distinction at the Valencia Conservatoire. She completed a Master’s degree in Historical singing at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (Barcelona). She has taken courses and masterclasses in early music performance with many prestigious musicians.
She works regularly with many early music ensembles in Spain and abroad, with numerous concerts and CD recordings. She has participated in a large number of early and religious music festivals in Spain and in many European countries, including Great Britain, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, France and Switzerland. She has recorded for the Spanish National Radio (RNE), Austrian radio-television (ORF) and Italian radio-television (RAI).
She has a degree in Hispanic studies from the University of Valencia.
Laura Palomar Salvador
Renaissance transverse flute
Laura Palomar completed a Bachelor and a Masters in the flute at the Valencia Conservatoire and the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe, respectively. She obtained a Bachelor in Traverso at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Her main teachers include Renate Greiss-Armin and Kersten McCall on modern flute, and Kate Clark and Marc Hantaï on historical flutes. She was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Spain and the period instrument youth orchestras Jeune Orchestre Atlantique and NJO- Orchestra of the 19th Century.
She is a principal member of Academia de las Luces, an ensemble dedicated to the Classical and Romantic repertoire, and Piacere dei traversi, a Renaissance consort of traverso flutes and soprano. She has performed as a soloist at the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid and in traverso recitals in Valencia. She has been a guest artist with The Northern Consort (Netherlands), Orquestra Montsalvat (Barcelona) and Valencia Original Art.
She has been flute teacher at the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Córdoba and in Jaén (Spain).
Marisa Esparza Regal
Renaissance transverse flute
After obtaining a Bachelor in the flute at the Joaquín Rodrigo Conservatoire in Valencia, she specialized in the traverso with Wilbert Hazelzet at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. She has taught baroque music performance courses in Minas Gerais (Brazil) Peñíscola and at the Universities of Valencia and Alicante. As artistic director and flautist of the Estil Concertant ensemble, she has performed concerts and made recordings of Spanish music from the 18th century in particular. As a soloist she has recorded: Traverso y arpa barroca – Europa Mediterránea, Triosonatas para dos traversos y bajo continuo de J. Pla and Tríos y divertimentos de J. Haydn. She is a member of the Renaissance consort Piacere dei Traversi. Currently she teaches traverso at the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Castellón (Spain).
Contact
info@piaceredeitraversi.com