Albionoria is a baroque ensemble founded in 2023 off
ering performances that exude freedom and offers a fresh and alive energy in their performances and interpretation of Baroque music. Albionoria has proudly performed in esteemed venues such as Tivoli Vredenburg, Kastel Daelenbroeck, Kloosterkerk and Kasteel Duivenvoorde; they have performed in notable early music series such as Musica Antica and t’Huis te Poort. The ensemble was recently selected as semi-finalists in the Concours van Wassenaer as part of the Early Music Festival in Utrecht. Albionoria is interested in performing newly composed pieces written especially for this setting by Sevastianos Motorinos. They are also keen on collaborating with artists across various mediums including film and visual arts. Recently the group collaborated with Helle Huisman in her film Sonata di Para
ffina e Paradossi that is a commentary on climate change through a focus on viniculture and wine landscapes. As an ensemble they embrace freedom and joy in our collaborative performances creating a sense of connection not only with the ensemble but with our audiences. By stepping beyond the confines of tradition we craft experiences that both are artistically daring and emotionally engaging.
Marta Jiménez Ramírez
Cellist
Netherlands based Spanish cellist Marta Jiménez Ramírez studied for four years classical cello in Bremen, Germany. There started her interest in Early Music and Historical Performance Practice and she moved to Utrecht to study both baroque and classical cello with Vioala de Hoog. Now she just finished Bachelor and started her Master in Early Music in CvA (Conservatorium van Amsterdam) with Albert Bruggen. She has played in several orchestras such as Orquest Sinfonica de Malaga, JOPMA, JOBA, Junge Philharmonisches Orchester Niedersachsen, Kammerensemble Konsonanz, UYO (Utrecht Young Orchestra), Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht and Harmonix Orchestra nad is a member of EUBO and Theresia Orchestra. Marta is part of the ensembles Albionoria, Pathodia, Camerata Utricia and Nacar Quartet which was part of Masterclasses with the London Haydn Quartet and Amandine Beyer, this last being part of the String quartet Biennale Amsterdam in Muziekgebouw. She also participated in the 13eme Academic Europeenne de Musique Ancienne de Vannes.
Sevastianos Motorinos
Harpsichordist
Netherlands based Sevastianos Motorinos specialize in historical keyboard instruments, with a focus in harpsichord
and fortepiano. He has performed at: Athens Music Hall, Alternative Stage of the Greek National
Opera, Athens Baroque Festival, Utrecht Early Music Festival – Fringe, St. Petersburg Chamber Opera, TivoliVredenburg and other venues in the Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Russia and Italy. Sevastianos
is part of multiple chamber music groups as harpsichordist or fortepianist such as ‘Albionoria’
‘Decameron ensemble’, ‘ensemble Amalthea, ‘ensemble Diverse & Bizarre’ and ‘Dialoghi trio’. In
2023 he founded the ‘Camerata Utricia’. In 2020 he graduated from his harpsichord studies in the
Ionian University – Department of Musical Studies with Katerina Michopoulou. During his studies, he
did an exchange program at Utrecht Conservatory and later at Royal Conservatory of The Hague. In
2022 he finished a master’s in HKU Utrecht Conservatory, studying with Siebe Henstra. He has attended masterclasses as an active member with Pierre Hantai, Skip Sempe, Menno van Delft among others. He was finalist in the Gianni Gambi Harpsichord Competition 2022 in Pesaro. With the
ensemble ‘Decameron’, he was in the finals of Rheinsberger Hofkapelle competition 2022, and the
finals of Tel Aviv international recorder competition in the ensemble category.
Anna-Julia David
Soprano
Netherlands based Canadian soprano Anna-Julia David has performed several times as a soloist in the Lunchpauzeconcert Mise en Scene at Tivoli Vredenburg, Bach Cantatas Utrecht, Grachten Festival and Opera aan Zee Festival. She has also performed as a soloist with orchestra under the baton of Boudewijn Jansen (conductor of the Dutch National Opera). Along with her ensemble (Decameron Ensemble) she was a finalist of the Rheinsberg Hofkapelle Competition in Germany and the TARF Competition in Tel Aviv, Israel. In Canada, Anna-Julia has performed as a soloist for joint Schola Cantorem and Tafelmusik concerts. She has also participated in Masterclasses with Lynne Dawson, Peter Harvey, Ann Monoyios, Daniel Taylor, Margreet Honig and Rosemary Joshua. Anna-Julia made her opera debut with Opera Atelier in Toronto singing the role of Amour in Gluck’s Opera Orphée et Eurydice under the direction of Marshall Pynkoski.
Following her Opera Atelier debut role as Amour, Anna-Julia David has been praised as a “sparkling Amour” with a “soprano voice [that] rings throughout the theatre.” She has also been featured as Artist of the Week in the Canadian Opera Magazine as well as Sesay Arts Magazine, James Strecker Reviews the Arts and was interviewed by Ismaila Alfa on CBC Fresh Air Radio Program.
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