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The ensemble's name, which means 'at one's pleasure', is more than just a musical term: it is also an apt description of the ensemble's wide-ranging possibilities and choice of repertoire. Performing alone and in duos, trios and quartets, the musicians regularly enlarge their repertoire by working together with other wind players, string players and singers, thus expanding the ensemble's programming possibilities. In addition to the standard chamber music repertoire, Ad Libitum often performs compositions that are seldom if ever played. The group can, in fact, be justly credited with saving a number of splendid pieces from oblivion. No matter what the programme, however, this ensemble plays with a sense of commitment and infectious enthusiasm, never losing sight of its goal of providing audiences with top-quality concerts at a high professional level.
The roots of the Ensemble Ad Libitum are in the city of Maastricht, where its members became acquainted while studying at the Maastricht Conservatory and playing in the Limburg Symphony Orchestra. In the decade since it was founded, the Ad Libitum Ensemble has performed in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France, as well as the Dutch Antilles and Aruba.The group has also made numerous recordings for radio and television. The ensemble has taken part in master classes of Pierre-Yves Artaud and Jean Françaix.
The result is well-deserved recognition: the Ad Libitum Ensemble has performed in the concert series of Yehudi Menuhin's Live Music Now Foundation, and was also awarded a prize at the international Notamus chamber music competition in Brussels.
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