Harmonia Meridionale

The Ensemble

Anastasia Terranova

Soprano

Anastasia Terranova is an Italian soprano, born in Palermo (Sicily). While finishing her BA in Palermo, in the class of Luca Dordolo and Sonia Prina, with the mark of Magna cum laude, she joined the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel (CH), where she studied with Evelyn Tubb. In 2019, she joined a MA in Amsterdam (NL), where she graduated in the class of Xenia Meijer with the mark of Magna cum laude. Anastasia has sung in prestigious locations, including the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris (FR), the Teatro Massimo of Palermo, and the Schloss-Theater in Schwetzingen (DE), under the direction of renowned conductors such as, Christoph Rousset, Enrico Onofri, Rinaldo Alessandrini and René Jacobs. She has recently rejoined the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where she completed a post-graduate program in ensemble singing (AVES). She will shortly record two albums with the ensemble Stile Galante.

Valeria Di Biase

Harpsichord

Valeria Di Biase is an Italian harpsichordist and pianist who earned her Master’s degree in Piano with distinction at the age of 21. She later specialized in chamber music and piano accompaniment, performing regularly across a wide-ranging repertoire. A versatile musician, Valeria has maintained a lifelong connection to vocal music, working as a soprano, choir accompanist, and children’s choir conductor. This experience has led her to perform in numerous international competitions and recordings. She moved to the Netherlands to further her studies in early music, earning a Master’s degree in Harpsichord at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague under the guidance of renowned musicians such as Ton Koopman, Siebe Henstra, and Patrick Ayrton. Alongside her musical career, Valeria holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering and currently works as a climate scientist.

Isaline Leloup

Viennese bass, double bass, violone

Isaline specializes in historically informed performances of music and leads the project «A Viennese Afternoon», which revives the solo repertoire of the Viennese violone in chamber music settings. She released her first album in May 2021. After earning a master’s degree in modern double bass in Brussels, she joined a master’s program with members of the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées in partnership with Poitiers University, where she focused her research on musical treatises and the study of style in the classical and romantic repertoire. During this period, she discovered the Viennese violone and dedicated herself to it. She studied with David Sinclair at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (CH), earning her Master’s in Spezialisierter Musikalischer Performance in June 2019, and later completed her Master’s degree with Margaret Urquhart at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag (NL).

Emile ter Schegget

Recorder - Percussion - Singer

Emile ter Schegget’s musical education started at Bordeaux’s Conservatory with Cécile Orsini, before entering the prestigious Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in the class of Conrad Steinmann. He continued his studies at Utrecht Conservatory with Heiko ter Schegget, developing a special interest in historical instruments, leading him to study the craftmanship of building recorders. Emile performs music from the Medieval times up until the late Baroque period and Contemporary music throughout Europe as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles. In 2020, Emile won various prizes at the Blockflötenfestival Nordhorn and the Tel Aviv Recorder Festival, including one in collaboration with harpsichordist Tim Veldman, with whom he regularly performs unknown repertoires. In addition to his performing career, Emile teaches at Amphion Muziekschool in Doetinchem, Vrijdag Muziekschool in Groningen and Kaliber Kunstenschool in Enschede.

Get in Touch

We are located in The Netherlands

Email: harmoniameridionale@gmail.com

Tel. 06-14629977