A love of the wild sound of the alta capella, combined with the heady feeling of a perfectly-in-tune fifth, drew the international ensemble Alta Bellezza together.

After extensive study of early wind techniques and ensemble playing at the internationally renowned Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Alta Bellezza is raising the alta capella to new heights of brilliance. Wherever possible, concert programmes are learnt from the original manuscripts themselves and performed from memory.

The ensemble maintains an active concert schedule and has performed in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England, Romania, Slovenia, Latvia, Finland, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Poland. Their debut CD “L’alta bellezza: Wind Music from 15th-Century Italian Courts” was released by Arcana in 2021. Their next album, with music from the notebook and surroundings of the Venetian ship trumpeter Zorzi Trombetta, will be released in 2026.