Starting in 1995 Ensemble Villancico has toured more than thirty countries with its Early World Music repertoire - foremost Latin American baroque music and early music with links to the Nordic region. With joyful intensity and first class musical qualities the group has gained a reputation world-wide as a leading interpreter in its genre.
Sep 30 2020
Review from the Norrland Tour in the Swedish paper "Tidningen Ångermanland"
Dec 8 2019
World première CD release concert! Sweden's Earliest Polyphonic Mass - anno 1598 performes 14/12!
On the occasion of the very first CD-recording of Missa Lauda Hierusalem by Swedish composer Bertil Kellner's (Bartolomeus Chellnerus),- the oldest Swedish liturgical polyphonic composition by a known author - Ensemble Villancico, conducted by Peter Pontvik, performs these mass with vocal soloists, brass ensemble and organ.
Oct 3 2019
Read the review from the concert in Naples!
Read the review in criticaclassica from the ensemble's concert in Naples 4/12/2018 (in Italian).
Oct 3 2019
Echoes from Villancico's Denmark-Croatia tour!
Apr 16 2018
Read the nice review from the concert in Bogotá 28/3/2018 (in Spanish)!
Mar 18 2018
Ensemble Villancico on South American tour, March 24-30!
Time again for the ensemble for a South American tour - in this opportunity to Ecuador and Colombia. Invited by the Festival de Música Sacra in Quito and the Banco de la República in Bogotá, the ensemble offers three concerts on March 26, 27 and 28.
Villancico thanks Kulturrådet and the Karlsson Játiva familiy for their support, that made these events possible. More info here:
Jan 30 2018
Read a review about the concert 26/1/2018 in Kempen, Germany (in German);
Jan 30 2018
Listen to the WDR-radio recording of Villancico's concert in Kempen 26/1/2018!
From February 10th you can listen to Villancico's concert recorded live in i Kempen, Germany, 26th of January by the WDR - (West German Radio):
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/programm/sendungen/wdr3-konzert/altemusik-174~_mon-022018_tag-10022018.html
