Our Team
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Anders Muskens, Chair
Anders Muskens is a Canadian early keyboard specialist . He began piano studies at the age of 4 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and completed an Associate Diploma in modern piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto under the tutelage of Dr. Irina Konovalov. He completed a Masters in historical performance at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague in 2019 under Dr. Bart van Oort and Petra Somlai for fortepiano, with Fabio Bonizzoni and Patrick Ayrton for harpsichord. He has received scholarships from the Edmonton Community Foundation, the Adriana Jaoba Fonds, the Province of Alberta, and a research fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. He has received recognition as an international artist and has performed in both Europe and North America.
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Federico Forla, Vice-chair
Federico Forla received his Master's degree in Oboe after studying with A. Ogrintchouk (Concertgeboworkest) and K. Schoofs (Rotterdam Philharmonic) at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. He would continue his studies with Baroque and Classical Oboes with F. de Bruine (Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century). Federico performed with several orchestras including the Academy of Ancient Music, Concerto D'Amsterdam, Bremer Barockorchester, Concerto Bremen and Cappella Regia Praha. From 2015 until 2018 he held a scholarship from the "DeSono'' association.
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Elia Celigato, Secretary
Elia Celegato, born in Padova, Italy, started clarinet studies with Stefano Righetto at the Conservatorio of Padova “Cesare Pollini” and graduated with Luca Lucchetta in 2017. From 2018, he would start his Masters in Historical Clarinet at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague under the tutelage of Eric Hoeprich, and would graduate in 2020, during which he performed Schubert’s “Great” and “Unfinished” symphonies with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth-Century conducted by Sir. Roger Norrington. In 2020, Elia was selected for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Academy in London, conducted by Margaret Faultless.