Ensemble Organum, Marcel Pérès

Ensemble Organum, from France, is one of the most durable groups in Europe, specializing in the music of the early medieval period. With a repertory stretching back to the sixth century CE, the ensemble attempts in-depth re-creations of unusual early repertories, buttressing their performances with musicological research. Ensemble Organum was founded in 1982 by Marcel Pérès, a choral director, musicologist, and composer who had studied medieval music under Michel Huglo at the École pratique des hautes études in Paris. He remains its director. The group's membership is flexibl...