Ensemble sYn.de

Meike Herzig studied recorder with Günther Höller in Cologne and at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam with Walter van Hauwe. She performs early music as a soloist and in ensembles such as "Bois de Cologne" and "Chant des grillons" or together with the singer Maria Jonas (CD "Stella Splendens"). Meike Herzig's new CD with music from the Squarcialupi Codex will be released in 2011. Since 1997 she has also devoted herself to jazz and improvised music, e.g. "Farce de Froppe" at the New Jazz Festival Moers. From 1999 to 2004 she played partially improvised music at many festivals with Albrecht Maurer (violin) and Ludger Singer (clavichord) in the "Trio delight". Together with Detlef Brenken (sub-bass flute), Sue Schlotte (cello) and Mitch Heinrich (lyrics and voice), she founded the ensemble for improvised music »Die Subunternehmer« in 2005.

After training on various historical woodwind instruments, Katharina Dustmann specialized in oriental and Mediterranean percussion. She learned the classical Persian Zarb from Naser Mehraver and Reza Samani in Cologne, the frame drum at the Bavarian Music Academy from Glen Velez, and the Tamburello from Carlo Rizzo. Since 1988 she has been active internationally in concerts, CD, radio and television recordings - including with the ensembles "Oni Wytars", "Katharco Consort", "Ensemble Kapsberger", "Unicorn", "Accentus", "Armonico Tributo", "Els Trobadors", "Ensemble Lule", "Ars Choralis Coeln", the Rias Chamber Choir and with René Clemencic. She is co-founder of "Studio Katharco" and has worked as a composer and recording manager for music theater productions as well as film and multimedia projects since 1989.

Nils Tannert studied with Isao Nakamura in Karlsruhe and completed his postgraduate studies with distinction in 1996. He is involved in various projects with Afro-Cuban and Indian percussion, flamenco, dance and music theater, has worked with Vinko Globokar, Peter Eötvös and Mauricio Kagel, among others, is a member of the "Janus Quintet" and is involved in projects with the ensemble "Oni Wytars". In 1992 he received the City of Essen's award for "Solo Percussion", was a scholarship holder at the Darmstadt Summer Course for New Music in 1994 and won second prize in the SWR's multicultural music competition "Querbeet" with the group "Raviindra" in 1998. Since 2001 he has been intensively involved with the movement and art of Japanese drumming, and has participated in numerous major events.

Marco Ambrosini was born in Forlì (Italy) in 1964. He studied violin and composition in Ancona and Pesaro, then worked with the "Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana" and various ensembles for early, baroque and contemporary music in Italy. In 1982 he founded the international ensemble "Oni Wytars" in Innsbruck (with Peter Rabanser). Since 1990 he has been a soloist with the "Clemencic Consort" in Vienna, and since 1991 he has been artistic director (with Katharina Dustmann) of the studio "Katharco - sound:creations". Co-author (with Michael Posch) of the textbook "Introduction to Medieval Music". Concert activity worldwide, more than 100 CD productions and radio and television recordings as a composer, soloist or as a member of various ensembles.