The ensemble

Klemens Mölkner

Klemens Mölkner studied Schoolmusics and Singing in Trossingen with Andreas Reibenspies and Jan van Elsacker and continued his studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Ulrich Messthaler. Masterclasses with Peter van Heyghen, Raquel Andueza, James Gilchrist and Kai Wessel gave him further impulses.
He appears frequently with solo parts of masses, cantatas and oratorios. Further his repertoire includes many songs from several epoches.
Klemens Mölkner is member of several German and Swiss choirs and ensembles and has done projects with Dan-Olof Stenlund, Helmuth Rilling, Hans-Christoph Rademan, Vincent Dumestre, Frieder Bernius, Rudolf Lutz and others. He is also conductor of the chamberchoir VIDO-VOCAL and sets off voicecoaching- and choir-workshops. Engagements and tours brought him to Italy, Chile, Tunisia, Lithuania and Armenia amongst other places.

Pascal Renaud-Bovy

Voice

Pascal Renaud-Bovy is a countertenor, conductor, saxophonist and composer. Passionate about improvised music and written polyphony, Pascal Renaud-Bovy is a musician who trained in the fields of contemporary music (Jazz, Pop) and early Western music (Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque).

In 2007, he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz Saxophone from the New School University in New York City (USA). In 2016, after studying classical music in Berlin and Budapest (Franz Liszt Akademie), Pascal obtained a Bachelor’s degree in choral conducting at the Musikhochschule in Karlsruhe (GER). In 2017, in order to deepen his knowledge of early music counterpoint, he studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel (CH) where he obtained a Master’s degree in Early Music Theory. Since 2018, in order to deepen his vocal knowledge, he has been studying the low altus voice with the French countertenor Gérard Lesne.

Pascal is interested in participating in traditional and cross-over projects where he can benefit from his knowledge of improvised and written music. For instance, since 2019 Pascal has created his solo project called “Troubadour_21” in which he mixes medieval polyphonic music with electro music.

Finally, Pascal enjoys teaching the principles of early music composition privately after two years teaching “Theory and Practice of Early Music” at the Kunstuniversität Graz (AT).