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Ut Sol

  • Jos Somsen
  • Penelope Turner
  • Stratton Bull
  • Guido Groenland

In 2003 Jos Somsen and I founded ensemble Ut Sol. The group specializes in the study and performance of medieval music using original notation.

Ut Sol concentrates in particular on :

  • the interpretation of 12th and early 13th century polyphony from the so-called Ecole de Notre Dame (Léonin and Pérotin)
  • Gregorian chant sung according to a French 13th century interpretation

We create programmes that set this breathtaking, spiritual music within a framework according to either a religious or historical theme.

Ut Sol‘s programmes include :

  • Music for the Feast of the Holy Trinity
  • Eleanor of Aquitaine, 1122 – 1204 : The Life and Loves of a Medieval Queen.

Ut Sol builds on the experience that Jos and I gained working with the vocal ensemble Trigon, winner in 1998 of the International Young Artists’ Presentation (Festival of Flanders), Antwerp, Belgium.

In addition to giving concerts, Ut Sol holds workshops exploring the rich world of medieval music and encouraging improvisation.

Here are some audio clips from Ut Sol’s repertoire :

  • Que est ista : Gregorian chant.  Penelope Turner, Jos Somsen, Ildiko Hajnal and Guido Groenland.

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  • Deum time : Organum Duplum.  Penelope Turner, Jos Somsen, Ildiko Hajnal and Guido Groenland.

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  • Redit etas aurea : Conductus.  Penelope Turner and Jos Somsen.

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