ALBA was formed in connection with the first Copenhagen Early Music Festival in 1992
and the Spanish exhibition at the art museum Louisiana the same year.

Agnethe Christensen,  contralto, comes originally from Sweden and has her musical roots in both classical and folk music. After studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and with Andrea von Ramm in Basel, she has participated in operas, solo recordings for different radio stations, CD productions and concerts in early music and has worked together with a.o William Christie, Reinhard Goebel, Konrad Junghänel and Frieder Bernius  as well as giving masterclasses and solorecitals. She also appears at opera stages worldwide performing mainly modern and baroque opera  latest with the danish theatrecompany Hotel Proforma in their musicproduction  Operation Orfeo  and in 2001, together with Benjamin Bagby, in Sequentias new music-theater production"Myths of the Icelandic Edda".

Poul Høxbro has achieved international recognition for his work in recreating a medieval playing style on the pipe and tabor. A nine months jorney in South America, where he played folk music from Peru and Bolivia, was to become crucial for his decision of a musical career. He has classical diploma and soloist examen - in recorder - from The Carl Nielsen Academy of Music, but since 1994 he has devoted all his time to investigate the simultainious playing on three hole pipes and percussion. Using his motley musical background, and in close colaboration with specialized instrumenmakers, this pioneering effort has lead to performances around the world and brought him a number of Danish musical awards. He works regular in different constellations with artists from Sweden, Germany and Australia, plays in Medieval Ensemble ALBA together with Agnethe Christensen and with Miriam Andersén in the duo Esk where they specialize in early and traditional Nordic music. In addition to his music he performs storytelling in Danish, English and German, gives lectures and dance courses.
 
 

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 Agnethe Christensen
Bagerstræde 9, 2 DK-1617 Copenhagen V
Phone/fax:+45-33222881
agnethe@vip.cybercity.dk


Poul Høxbro
Ahornsgade 12, 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Phone:+45-35360274
ph@poulhoxbro.dk