Alba are a Danish medieval music ensemble founded in 1992. The ensemble comprises the duo Agnethe Christensen (voice, kantele) and Poul Høxbro (recorder, percussion), or as a trio with the harpist Helen Davis. Agnethe Christensen, contralto, comes originally from Sweden and has her musical roots in both classical and folk music. After studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and with Andrea von Ramm in Basel, she has participated in operas
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Alba are a Danish medieval music ensemble founded in 1992. The ensemble comprises the duo Agnethe Christensen (voice, kantele) and Poul Høxbro (recorder, percussion), or as a trio with the harpist Helen Davis. Agnethe Christensen, contralto, comes originally from Sweden and has her musical roots in both classical and folk music. After studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and with Andrea von Ramm in Basel, she has participated in operas, solo recordings for different radio stations, CD productions and concerts in early music and has worked together with a.o William Christie, Reinhard Goebel, Konrad Junghänel and Frieder Bernius as well as giving master-classes and solo recitals. She also appears at opera stages worldwide performing mainly modern and baroque opera, the latest with the Danish theatre company Hotel Proforma in their music production Operation Orfeo and in 2001, together with Benjamin Bagby, in Sequentias new music-theater production "Myths of the Icelandic Edda". Poul Høxbro has achieved international recognition for his work in recreating a medieval playing style on the pipe and tabor. A nine month journey in South America, where he played folk music from Peru and Bolivia, was to become crucial for his decision of a musical career. He has a classical diploma and soloist examen - in recorder - from The Carl Nielsen Academy of Music, but since 1994 he has devoted all his time to investigate the simultaneous playing on three hole pipes and percussion. Using his motley musical background, and in close collaboration with specialized instrument makers, this pioneering effort has lead to performances around the world and brought him a number of Danish musical awards. He regularly works in different countries with artists from Sweden, Germany and Australia, plays in Medieval Ensemble ALBA together with Agnethe Christensen and with Miriam Andersén in the duo Esk where they specialize in early and traditional Nordic music. In addition to his music he performs storytelling in Danish, English and German, gives lectures and dance courses.
