Quadrivium

Quadrivium was founded by recorder player Geert Van Gele and harpist Bill Taylor. Just like the Quadrivium in medieval learning united the higher division of four liberal arts, consisting of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music, the ensemble brings together the four important types of musical instruments from that era: voice, harp, recorder, and lute. With this historically authentic set of instruments Quadrivium facilitates the listeners’ appreciation of a rich gamut of delicate tone colours that are characteristic of early polyphony from the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance. The group frequently performs in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.