A Nocte Temporis

“a nocte temporis”: Latin translation of the French expression “depuis la nuit des temps”, which means “from time immemorial”. A nod towards the past, towards what is changing, and especially also towards what remains unchanged. After several years of activity as a soloist with conductors such as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Hervé Niquet, Christophe Rousset, and many others, Reinoud Van Mechelen founds his own ensemble in 2016. His goal is to present historically informed music as well as to emotionally touch an as large audience as possible. Surrounded with musicians who share this passion he forms a nocte temporis. The two CDs the ensemble has recorded (‘Erbarme dich’ – airs of JS Bach for tenor and flute (2016) and ‘Clérambault, cantates françaises’ (2018) Alpha Classics) were reviewed with praise and received several prizes (a.o. two CHOC of Classica, five Diapasons, a Diapason d’Or and a Caecilia prize for best recording). After a tour with the Bach program (visiting a.o. Warsaw, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Pavia), the ensemble continues its journey and is invited by prestigious venues such as Festival Radio France (Montpellier), MA festival (Brugge), Bozar (Brussels), the Chapelle Royale du Château de Versailles and also Wigmore Hall (London).