New Collegium (formerly known as Collegium Musicum Den Haag) is a baroque orchestra and chamber ensemble based in The

Netherland ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

s. The orchestra was founded in 2006 by Brazilian/Italian

harpsichordist A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord. Harpsichordists may play as soloists, as accompanists, as chamber musicians, or as members of an orchestra, or some combination of these roles. Solo harpsichordists may play unaccompanied son ...

Claudio Ribeiro. New Collegium is modeled after the

collegium musicum The Collegium Musicum was one of several types of musical societies that arose in German and German-Swiss cities and towns during the Reformation and thrived into the mid-18th century. Generally, while societies such as the (chorale) cultivate ...

of the Baroque era, an organized association of musicians that held regular meetings for the performance of music. Many of these organizations were established by university students (such as

Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hi ...

Johann Kuhnau Johann Kuhnau (; 6 April 16605 June 1722) was a German polymath, known primarily as a composer today. He was also active as a novelist, translator, lawyer, and music theorist, and was able to combine these activities with his duties in his o ...

Johann Friedrich Fasch Johann Friedrich Fasch (15 April 1688 – 5 December 1758) was a German violinist and composer. Much of his music is in the Baroque-Classical transitional style known as galant. Life Fasch was born in the town of Buttelstedt, 11 km north of ...

) who were keen to present their musical ideas to the public. These collegia musica were not directly associated with the universities themselves. Similarly, although New Collegium is not formally linked to the

Royal Conservatory of The Hague The Royal Conservatoire ( nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium, KC) is a conservatoire in The Hague, providing higher education in music and dance. The conservatoire was founded by King William I in 1826, making it the oldest conservatoire in the Nether ...

, nearly all of its members are graduates from this conservatory. In 2016, the ensemble was a prize-winner at the International Van Wassenaer Competition and "ensemble in residence" at the 27th International Early Music Festival of Juiz de Fora in Brazil. New Collegium performs at such renowned festivals as the

Utrecht Early Music Festival The Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht ("Utrecht Early Music Festival") is an annual music festival that showcases and celebrates early European art music. The ten-day festival takes place in the Dutch city of Utrecht, and begins in August. The program ...

(NL),

MAfestival Brugge The MA Festival Brugge, short for the festival Musica Antiqua Bruges in Bruges, Belgium, is a festival of early music and historically informed performances, started in 1960. The program includes concerts, master classes, conferences, visits in ...

(BE), Itinéraire Baroque (FR), Internationale Baroktage Stift Melk (AT), and Opus Amadeus Festival (TR). The ensemble's third CD, Chameleon, was awarded the

Diapason d'Or The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of '' Diapason'' magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the ...

, Toccata CD des Monats and De keuze van Klara in 2019.

Discography

2006: l'europe réunie (ORF Edition Alte Musik)

: Wasser-Ouvertüre in C /

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread ...

: Concerto for 2 violins, 2 recorders, 2 oboes, bassoon & strings RV 566 /

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

: Concerto for harpsichord, 2 recorders, 2 violins, viola & b.c. BWV 1057 /

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer Unico Wilhelm, Count van Wassenaer Obdam (30 October 1692 – 9 November 1766) was a Dutch nobleman who was a diplomat as well as a composer. He reorganized the Bailiwick of Utrecht of the Teutonic Order. His most important surviving compositions a ...

: Concerto armonico Nr. 5 /

Jean-Féry Rebel Jean-Féry Rebel (18 April 1666 – 2 January 1747) was an innovative French Baroque composer and violinist. Biography Rebel, a child violin prodigy, was the most famous offspring of Jean Rebel, a tenor in Louis XIV's private chapel. He lat ...

: Fantaisie 2015: Empfindsam (Collegium)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...

: Symphony in D Major, Wq. 183.1 / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra in E Major, Wq. 14 / Francesco Barbella: Concerto III from '24 concerti del manoscritto di Napoli' / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata in A Minor for violin, cello and obbligato harpsichord, Wq. 90:01 /

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (22 November 17101 July 1784), the second child and eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach, was a German composer and performer. Despite his acknowledged genius as an organist, improviser and compose ...

: Symphony in F Major, F.67 ("Dissonanzen Sinfonie") 2019: Chameleon (Ramée / Outhere Music)

: Quartet in E Minor, TWV 43:e4: Prélude / Sonata a flauto dolce, violino e cembalo in A minor, TWV 42:a4 / Menuet 17 in C Major, TWV 34:67 / Sonata a Violino, Violoncello e Basso in G Major, TWV 42:G7 / Menuet 38 in F Major, TWV 34:88 / Suite from ''Der getreue Music-Meister'' / Menuet 7 in A Minor, TWV 34:57 / Concerto à 3 - 2 Violini Discordati e Violone in A Major, TWV Anh. 42:A1 / Menuet 48 in G Major, TWV 34:48 / Quartet in G Minor, TWV 43:g4 / Quartet in E Minor, TWV 43:e4: Modéré 2020: Empfindsam (Ramée / Outhere Music) - digital-only re-release

External links

newcollegium.com
- official website {{Authority control Instrumental early music groups Musical groups established in 2006