The ensemble is composed of vocal soloists and instrumentalists who have excelled in the masterclasses of the previous year. They will play on instruments of the time around 1600: cornets, baroque trombones, violins in old scale, viole da gamba, dulcian, lute instruments and organ. Around 20 young musicians from several European countries will take you on a journey into a world of sound that shaped the musical life of the old Hanseatic cities roughly 400 years ago.

Find a complete overview of the location of all Hanseatic cities here:

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Repertoire examples of music from the Hanseatic cities

From CD productions of the ensemble Weser Renaissance Bremen, by courtesy.

Andreas Hakenberger (1574 – 1627), Danzig
Beati omnes, qui timent Dominum

Johann Stobäus (1580 – 1646), Königsberg
Du bist meine Zuversicht

Johann Steffens (1560 – 1616), Lüneburg
Paduane & Gaillard

Julius Johannes Weiland (1605 – 1663), Bremen
Laudate Dominum

Philipp Dulichius (1562 – 1631), Stettin
Anni nostrae sicut arenea

Hieronymus Praetorius (1560 – 1629), Hamburg
Cantate Dominum

Thomas Selle (1599 – 1663), Hamburg
Christ ist erstanden

Jacob Praetorius (1586 – 1651), Hamburg
Gaudete omnes

Johannes Eccard (1553 – 1611), Danzig
Lasst uns singen

Johann Vierdanck (1605 – 1646), Stralsund / Greifswald
Ich freue mich