The Brabant Ensemble

England's Brabant Ensemble specializes in sacred choral music of the middle 16th century, mostly from present-day Belgium and The Netherlands. Its name comes from the Duchy of Brabant, an incredibly fertile area of the Low Countries whose composers were in demand among Italy's powerful families, shaped European music continent-wide, and was the primary component in what is thought of today as "Renaissance choral music." Yet, despite all the emphasis in music history books on the music of this region, ensembles addressing the repertory specifically have been scarce. Conductor ...