"Musae Jovis ter maximi proles canora, plangite"
This is the start of a six-voice motet composed by Nicolas Gombert as an epitaph on the death of Josquin Desprez. Gombert’s invocation of the divine muses, the sources of artistic inspiration in poetry and music of antiquity, recalls the intent of early baroque composers to return to the ideals of ancient theatre. Composers started paying particular attention to audibility and expressivity of the word. A return to their music in the twenty-first century means, following the muses, to combine reflexion and imagination in all musical activity.
The combination of these qualities is the aim of the young early music soloist ensemble, Musae Jovis, in their explorations of known and unknown repertoire of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Musae Jovis was brought together in 2015 by and around tenor Pieter De Moor and comprises 2 violins, viola da gamba, theorbo and organ or harpsichord. Having met between the highly recognised conservatoires of Belgium, the diverse talents and versatility of the members promise an ever interesting energy.
In 2016 they were selected by the International Young Artist's Presentation (IYAP) as part of the festival Laus Polyphoniae Antwerp.
There first CD, Sanctum Desiderium, was released in oktober 2016 with the label Sonamusica.
Helena Chudzik - violin Justin Glaie - theorbo
Ortwin Lowyck - violin Zeljko Manic - harpsichord, organ
Lies Wyers - viola da gamba Pieter De Moor - tenor, artistic leader
Pieter De Moor (1989) began his musical career at the Belgian boys choir Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino conducted by Michael Ghijs and took at the same time lessons in singing and flute.
He studied singing, traverso and harpsichord at Lemmensinstituut in Leuven where he had lessons with Dirk Snellings, Frank Theuns, Erik Van Nevel, Kris Verhelst and Dina Grossberger.
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As a singer he performed all over the world with ensembles such as Vox Luminis, Scherzi Musicali, Capilla Flamenca, Cappella Pratensis, Currende, Het Vlaams Radio Koor,... He is also asked as soloist and participated in projects such as Bach’s Johannes Passion and Weihnachtsoratorium and lots of cantatas by different composers.
Besides he has a lot of experience as conductor and led a variety of concerts with choir and orchestra. He is conductor of two Belgian choirs and works regularly as coach for lots of other choirs. But also as music pedagogue he’s always searching for the best.
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Pieter specializes in authentic performance practice and in particular the use of the voice specifically to each period and genre with an emphasis on renaissance and baroque music.
