麻豆社

Les haulz et les bas play music of the alta capella: the medieval loud band of reed, brass and percussion instruments. It was one of the first salaried music ensembles in Europe, hired first by nobility then by prelates and finally by the newly-powerful cities. The thrilling sound of the instruments and the virtuosity of their players made it the ideal representative ensemble, identifying its patron as a very important person - or institution. The alta capella accompanied nobles and bishops on their travels, including to the important Council of Constance between 1414 and 1418, which aimed to resolve the dispute caused by three rival popes. This concert, recorded at the York Early Music Festival, presents music by Wolkenstein and Antonio Zachara de Teramo who met at the Council of Constance.