
ABOUT ME

Angélica Meza is an Argentinian clarinet player based in The Hague. Under the tutelage of Eric Hoeprich, she completed a Master in Historical Performance - Historical Clarinet and Basset horn at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague in 2020. She has performed on the historical clarinets, as part of opera and orchestral projects in Buenos Aires, Chile, and Brazil. Since 2017, she has been invited to perform in Belgium, Alger, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Brazil, and Argentina, in chamber music concerts with basset horn trios in Vienna, wind ensembles, fortepiano, and strings in South America and Europe. She founded Westeinde Winds - Early Music Ensemble in 2021 in which she has participated at the Bloomington Early Music Festival BLEMF22, Indiana, USA.
Angélica is also a founding member of Seisenburg Trio, a historical basset horn ensemble based in Vienna. With this group, she has participated at the MaiMusic2022 Early Music Festival, organized by MDW - the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna
As a teacher and performer, she was invited to a summer academy course in January 2022 at Femusc - Early Music Festival in Santa Catarina, Brazil, 17º Edition.
AUDIO - VIDEOS
W. A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte, Marsch der Priester
Basset horn Trio
W. A. Mozart (1756 - 1791) Duo Nº 10 in C major - Andante
From 12 Duos for 2 horns (or 2 basset horns, "Kegelduette") K. 487 (K. 496a)
W. A. Mozart - TRIO I - Menuetto Serenade in B-flat K 361
Multitrack - 2 clarinets - 2 Basset horns
W. A. Mozart - Basset horn obbligato in Aria Nº 23 "Non più di Fiori" from La Clemenza di Tito
Basset horn - Fortepiano - Mezzo soprano
Beethoven / Friedlowsky, Basset horn Sonata op. 17 - Allegro Moderato
Basset horn & fortepiano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) - Trio in B-flat major Op 11, Allegro con brio
Clarinet - Fortepiano - Cello
PHOTO GALLERY
AGENDA - CONCERTS 2023
JUNE 18 | 19:00
Concert with Choir & Orchestra
Mozart, Symphony in G minor
Haydn, Nelson Mass
Mozart, Misericordias Domini & Laudate Dominum
🇩🇪 Ev-luth. Felicianuskirche Weyhe ·
Kirchweg 24, 28844 Weyhe
APRIL 29 | 16:15
Requiem - Mozart
Bach choir & Orchestra of The Netherlands
Conductor: Pieter Jan Leusink
🇳🇱 Laurenskerk , Rotterdam, NL
More info about this event: Here
MARCH 11 | 15:00
Haydn's Harmoniemesse
St. Andrew's motet choir, soloists and musicians. Concertmaster: Gabriel Bania
Conductor: Anders Johnsson
🇸🇪 St. Andrew's Church, Malmö, Sweden
More info about this event: Here
JANUARY 27 | 20:30
Beloved Mozart - Kamermuziek 2023
Xeneize String Quartet + Angélica Meza
🇳🇱 Waalse Kerk Den Haag
Noordeinde 25, 2514 GB Den Haag
The Netherlands
More info: here

2022
NOVEMBER 20, 18:00
Louis Spohr: The Last Things, Oratorio
Soloists, Freiburger Kantorei, and the Breisgau Philharmonie
Conductor: Jens-Martin Ludwig
🇩🇪 Ludwig Church, Starkenstraße 8, 79104 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
More info: here

NOVEMBER 15, 19:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem
Vocal Ensemble VOS and the Lund Cathedral Boys' Choir and soloists Elin Eriksson, Mathilda Bryngelsson, Martin Hultkvist and Staffan Liljas. Conductor: Robert Bennesh
🇸🇪 Lund’s Cathedral, Sweden
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NOVEMBER 6, 17:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem
Solo Cantatas by Christoph Bernhard and Dietrich Buxtehude
Bremen Baroque Orchestra
🇩🇪 Bremerhaven, Germany
Tickets Info: Here


Past Concerts
RESEARCH
A DISCOURSE ON THE BASSET HORN BETWEEN 1770 -1850 IN VIENNA AND GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Abstract:
The basset horn is part of the clarinet family and its history begins in the late 18th century. It had at least seventy years lasting period of popularity in Germany and Austria but also in Bohemian countries, and England among other countries. Around 1850 to 1855 the basset horn began to disappear. This is the time period in the history of the basset horn this thesis explores. After an introduction, the beginning chapter will concentrate on different treatises or instructions written for this instrument like Albrechtsberger, Koch, Fröhlich or Mahon, bein compared to the main one, Backofen ’s Klarinett-Anweisung. Next, historical basset horn makers in Austria and other German-speaking countries will be listed and discussed. The fourth chapter deals with famous basset horn players of this era and tries to line up as many details known about them as possible. Also, the phenomenon of the basset clarinet as another additional low single-reed instrument will be investigated. A special focus lies in the following chapter: Mozart’s contribution to the repertoire of the basset horn. This complete list of his works highlights the role of the basset horn and also Mozart’s relationship with the famous player Anton Stadler. A detailed look on his Concerto in G (KV 621b) follows. At last but not least, a general overview of works including the basset horn will be presented. The thesis will finish with a conclusion to show what role the basset horn players had in the music world between 1770-1850 in Austria and other German-speaking countries.
Contact:
Angélica Meza | Historical Clarinet
Den Haag, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 6 17428859
E-mail: oudeklarinet@gmail.com
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