The Weser-Renaissance Ensemble numbers among the renowned ensembles specializing in the music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The repertoire from Josquin Desprez to dieterich...

The Weser-Renaissance Ensemble numbers among the renowned ensembles specializing in the music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The repertoire from Josquin Desprez to dieterich Buxtehude forms the focus of its work. The ensemble regularly makes new discoveries bringing hidden musical treasures to light. Its work has made it a welcome guest at prestigious early music festivals and is documented by an impressive number of recordings that have met with an enthusiastic response in the music press. Manfred Cordes studied music education, sacred music, classical philology, and voice teaching in Hanover and Berlin. After his studies he served as a visiting instructor in music theory in Groningen in the Netherlands. In Bremen since 1985, Cordes took charge of teh vocal ensemble and began extensive concertizing with it.