Postscript
Biography Postscript
Postscript
is a young period ensemble specialising in the historically inspired performance of music from Baroque to the Romantic era. With a core of four musicians (two traverso players, a cellist and a harpsichord and fortepiano player), the ensemble takes various forms and sometimes expands to a small orchestra. In addition to performing instrumental music, Postscript also collaborates with singers, and actors when reviving the forgotten genre of melodramas.
Postscript's mission is to promote and develop the field of early music through historical research, experimentation and performing daring programs that include rarely heard works alongside more familiar ones. Postscript also enjoys exploring unconventional venues, settings and media to share music with their listeners. The group strives to continuously evolve and learn, while delving into a wide array of classical music genres and unearthing forgotten practices and repertoires.
The core members of Postscript met during their studies at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Coming from different cultural backgrounds and having varied musical interests, they have explored a wide range of musical genres and styles: each of them brings something of their own to the group’s performances. They “seduce by their musical energy and simplicity” (Anne-Sandrine di Girolamo, Gang Flow), and always strive to create engaging and communicative performances where the audience feels at ease and close to the action.
First prize winner at the international Brothers Graun Competition (DE) in 2018, Postscript was awarded a tour of the Brandenburg region in Germany. Postscript was one of the five young ensembles selected for the 2020 REMA-EEMN showcase and has been invited to perform at the Festival de Royaumont (FR), MA Festival Brugge (BE), Early Music Vancouver, Muzewest, and Utrecht Early Music Festival (NL). The group performs regularly in the Netherlands, and has received the support of Fonds Podium Kunsten and Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst. Postscript’s recordings can be heard both on their YouTube Channel and on the Dutch label TRPTK, available on all streaming platforms. Their second CD, coming out later this year on TRPTK, features music written and published in Amsterdam during the Baroque era. Their 2022-2023 season is supported by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.
