Welcome to the official Ensemble Ambrosius web site. Ensemble Ambrosius is a unique musical group performing Zappa, contemporary classical and ethno-jazz-rock-oriented cross-over music using baroque and reneissance instruments.


NEWS:
10.05.2006 TWO NEW RECORDING PROJECTS
09.05.2006 ACADEMIC ZAPPA: SERIOUSLY TAKEN MUSICAL STUDY OF FRANK ZAPPA’S MUSIC – AT LAST
08.05.2006 NEW MUSIC DOWNLOADS

TWO NEW RECORDING PROJECTS ON THEIR WAY:

* AMBROSIUS IN STUDIO - NEW MATERIAL
* AMBROISUS ON TOUR - LIVE MATERIAL SOON AVAILABLE

In November 2005 Ensemble Ambrosius recorded 20 minutes of previously unreleased material for YLE (Broadcasting Corporation of Finland). That material will be broadcasted by Yle Radio 1 during the spring 2006. Once the material has been broadcasted, it will be possible to negotiate a deal to release the material in the form of a cd.

Ensemble Ambrosius setup in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, 19.10.2005

Meanwhile, I’m working on the material from our recent tour of Sweden. In October 2005 Ensemble Ambrosius had a six-concert-tour in Northen Sweden. All concerts were recorded and as the material sounds very promising, there’s a fair chance that we release a live cd out of it later this year. The Zappa enthusiastics might appreciate the information that the Zappa pieces of that possible live record would be:

* Let’s Make The Water Turn Black
* Harry, You’re a Beast!
* The Orange County Lumber Truck
* Toads of the Short Forest
* Zoot Allures
* Big Swifty
* The Black Page

I’ll get back to these recording projects as soon as I have any more definite information about them.

– Olli Virtaperko, May 2006