The comprehensive experience of each of the ensemble’s artists in playing various instruments serves the long-term artistic goal of broadening musical perspectives and deepening specialist knowledge. It also allows for constructing unique, intricately balanced concert programs, intertwining the latest musicological research with artistic finesse and sensitivity.
Indrė Kučinskaitė, Benedetta Ceron - cornetto
BJ Hernandez - sackbut
Weronika Paine - historical keyboards
📍 Basel, Switzerland
Amidst the winter chill, the ensemble Vox Præterita invites you to a concert of comforting, spiritual music full of hope, followed by an aperitif. Virtuosic yet intimate music will delight the soul, and afterwards you can meet the musicians, enjoy homemade cake, and spend time together.
Friday, 23.01.2026, at 19:00,
Parish church of Egolzwil-Wauwil LU,
Switzerland.
Free entry, door collection.
Vox Præterita:
Gabriela Wodiczko-Mosur - Soprano
Indrė Kučinskaitė - Cornetto
BJ Hernandez - Trombone
Weronika Paine - Organ
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The musicians approach the little-known repertoire of the 16th- and early 17th-century from various perspectives, confronting the current standards of the Early Music stage with the rich cultural background of their continents of origin. The group’s areas of activity are always backed up with historically informed research, not merely covering the performance practice, but also delving into the broader socio-historical and artistic contexts. Interest in such areas as literature, fine arts, royal studies, or historical pedagogy enriches the musical creation of Vox Præterita, at the same time not concealing practical elements of contemporary music-making from their sight.
- Benedetta CeronCornettoBenedetta Ceron is a cornettist and musicologist, a graduate of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Her love for early music is driven by the extraordinary expressive power that it maintains to this day, and by its binding of the past with contemporaneity. This question of music, of its universal appeals and ability to reach beyond the centuries to touch us today, is one that Benedetta is deeply preoccupied with. She is also passionate about the phenomenon of music as a whole, especially the questions posed by it and through it. To her, music itself is an instrument, a tool that allows for communication and participation beyond speech and beyond the physical.
- Indrė KučinskaitėCornettoIndrė Kučinskaitė is a devoted cornetto and Renaissance traverso player, specialising in early music. Indrė’s path has been shaped by curiosity and love for the repertoire and aesthetics of the past. From her studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis to performances all across Europe, she continues to learn from the music, the people, and the moments that bring it to life. As a co-founder of Vox Præterita, she is grateful for the opportunity to explore lesser-known Renaissance and early Baroque repertoire, sharing its timeless beauty with others.
"Early music is not a museum, it’s a laboratory - an ongoing experiment in sound." - Bruce Haynes - BJ HernandezSackbutBJ Hernandez is an early musician based in Basel where he studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. A versatile performer, BJ plays both tenor and bass trombones and the slide trumpet, and he particularly savors playing renaissance polyphony amongst singers. He has enjoyed working with ensembles around Europe, including I Fedeli, Cappella Pratensis, Ensemble Phoenix Munich, and Les Cornets Noirs. He is enthusiastic about rediscovering obscure composers and making modern performance editions to bring new works to the existing repertoire. Aside from music, BJ enjoys baking pies, riding his bicycle, and reading poetry.
- Weronika PaineHistorical keyboardsAn award-winning harpsichordist, Weronika Paine regularly performs across Europe and overseas. Passionate about historical dance and cantus firmus technique, she strives to contextualise her performances through collaborations with other artistic disciplines, as well as lectures and writing.
Weronika was trained at the renowned Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where she studied harpsichord with Andrea Marcon, historical organ with Wolfgang Zerer, and medieval keyboard instruments with Corina Marti, as well as privately with Christophe Rousset in Paris.
Ensemble Vox Præterita strives to display their profound passion for Early Music and to present it in a universally engaging fashion, which has been appreciated by listeners at festivals and concerts in Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Central Europe. Creative instrumentation and dynamic casts within the ensemble allow for a unique interaction between the musicians and the structure of the repertoire, emphasizing the most characteristic and idiomatic features of repertoire that is mostly difficult to access for musicians of the mainstream within the so-called Historically Informed Performance Practice in the field of early music. Committed to excellence, the four musicians gladly welcome new opportunities of interactions with international audiences to expand their interest in the music of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras.
The ensemble’s concerts are performed in the Venetian pitch “mezzo punto” (a=465Hz).
“Early music is not a museum, it’s a laboratory - an ongoing experiment in sound.”
Bruce Haynes
laurel wreath as our symbol
How does the knowledge of how our ancestors acted and thought influence our actions nowadays?
We look forward to hearing from you.
