Terra Nova Collective

DEVELOPING CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE

The Terra Nova Collective, with artistic director Vlad Weverbergh at the helm, was launched in Antwerp in 2012. The object of the new initiative was to generate interest in the many musical gems created by the composers of the Austrian Netherlands with particular attention for the repertoire of the classical and early romantic periods. The intrinsic quality of these rediscovered works is revealed when they are performed in the context of more canonical pieces of the Western classical repertoire and gives audiences a chance to enjoy the remarkable diversity of European classical music in the second half of the 18 th and the early 19 th centuries.

PERIOD ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR
Terra Nova Collective performs on period instruments using historically informed performance practices. Vlad Weverbergh insists on surrounding himself with the finest of Belgium’s musical talents in a sparkling ensemble which has the skill and daring needed to deal with its unique repertoire.
For more than a decade, the ensemble has performed in the most prestigious venues of Europe, Asia and the United States as well as in more intimate settings with the aim of bringing its music to the widest possible audience. Starting in 2024 Terra Nova Collective also hopes to explore the choir and orchestra repertoire of Hendrik Tobi just as they did with Johann Adam Faber’s Missa Maria Assumpta in 2021. This resulted in a collaboration with Bart Vandewege as the ensembles choir master.

Picture (c) Malou-van-den-Heuvel

The artist's homepage:

https://terranovacollective.com/