a nocte temporis

Reinoud Van Mechelen [tenor, conductor]
Anna Besson [flute]
Joanna Huszcza [violin]
Ronan Kerna [gamba]
Loris Barrucand [harpsichord]

The Latin phrase ‘a nocte temporis’ (‘From time immemorial…’) sums up the essence of this ensemble, jointly founded in 2016 by Reinoud Van Mechelen (for many years a soloist with leading conductors such as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Simon Rattle and René Jacobs) and virtuoso flautist Anna Besson. Their aim was to fully express their art, as well as the vision they hold in common, of performing music with an informed historical approach.

Fired by their passion for early music, Anna and Reinoud share the objective of discovering and presenting unknown jewels of the French and European musical Baroque that focus on the dialogue between voice and flute.

The ensemble began by performing chamber music works, and continues to explore this repertoire with handpicked soloists. Since 2018 a nocte temporis has also been developing and presenting several programmes for soloists and orchestra, with Reinoud singing and conducting the ensemble.