About us.

Driven by a shared enthusiasm for early music, La Speciosa draws inspiration from things which connect audiences today with music from the past: stories, landscapes, and emotions. Our musicians are specialists in historical performance, and their artistic capabilities as both soloists and ensemble members intertwine to create fresh and dynamic interpretations of Renaissance and Early Baroque music. La Speciosa is flexible in formation, adapting to repertoire in both size and instrumentation, offering programmes both purely instrumental and in mixed settings with singers.

Our founders.

Meeting at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in 2020, Emily Saville und Noemi Müller have since shared concert stages across Europe, from St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, to the small island of Marstrand on the west coast of Sweden. Upon completion of their studies, their shared energy and enthusiasm led them to found La Speciosa in 2026.

Emily Saville

Historical Trombone

British trombonist Emily Saville loves sharing rich and colourful interpretations with contemporary audiences. Inspired by the singers which whom she performs, she strives to for nuance, flexibility, and a varied sound-palette. An alumna of the Royal Academy of Music (UK) and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (CH), Emily is in demand as an active soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician, performing with ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (UK), Les Cornets Noirs (CH), Abendmusiken Basel (CH), Weser Renaissance Bremen (DE), Solomon’s Knot (UK), the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble (UK), Ensemble Phoenix München (DE), I Fagiolini (UK) und Die Freitagsakademie (CH). She received first prize in both the inaugral British Trombone Society Sackbut Competition in 2022, and in Early Music Vancouver’s Emerging Artist Competition (2023). Emily teaches baroque trombone at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Musikschule and on various courses, and in 2024 she was recognised by the Walter und Corina Christen-Marchal-Stiftung Prize for her commitment to creative pedagogy.

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Noemi Müller

Cornetto and Recorder

The Swiss cornetto and recorder player Noemi Müller specialises in early music. Inspired by the sound aesthetics of the early Baroque period, she experiments with the sonic possibilities of her two instruments, with the sound of the human voice as her guide. She completed her Master’s degree in recorder with distinction at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in 2020 in Han Tol’s class, before studying cornetto with Frithjof Smith, graduating in 2025. Her concert career has taken her to international festivals and series, including the Göttingen Handel Festival, the Gothenburg International Organ Festival, the ReRenaissance Arcadia Festival, the Carinthian Summer in Carinthia, the Michael Praetorius Days in Creuzburg, Diapsalma in Muttenz and the TAMM Early Music Days in Medingen. She has performed with ensembles such as Les Cornets Noirs (CH), I Gemelli (FR), Collegium 1704 (CZ), Concerto Stella Matutina (AT), Les Musiciens du Prince (MC), Kölner Akademie (DE), Satyr’s Band (CH) and Il fuoco eterno (CH). Alongside performing, Noemi enjoys teaching recorder and chamber music at the Bern Conservatoire Musikschule.

Our collaborators.

  • Veronika Mair

    SOPRANO

    Born in Innsbruck, Veronika studied singing, music education and historical performance practice at the Tyrolean State Conservatoire in Innsbruck, the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel. She takes great pleasure in performing in a wide variety of styles and ensembles, and her repertoire ranges from the Renaissance to contemporary music. Most recently she was awarded second prize at the International Van Wassanaer Competition in Utrecht alongside her duo partner Maurits Koelmans (fortepiano).

  • Martin Kautzsch

    TENOR

    Martin’s main interest lies in the historically informed interpretation of early music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period, with a particular focus on ensemble singing, and performing Renaissance music from historical sources. His participation in the Schola Cantorum’s Advanced Vocal Ensemble Studies programme had a profound influence on Martin and shaped his artistic identity. Through his studies and collaborations with various professional ensembles, Martin continues to develop an expressive style, based on a natural use of the voice.

  • Stephen Moran

    GAMBA

    The American gambist and cellist Stephen Moran specialises in a diverse repertoire ranging from 16th-century music to contemporary works and American folk music. He performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe and North America, and is a member of ‘ensemble pseudonym’ and ‘Fleet Street Revival’. He also plays regularly with the La Scintilla orchestra. Alongside his concert career, Stephen Moran is an active teacher, and was appointed teacher for viola da gamba at the Winterthur Conservatoire in 2025.

  • Barbora Hulcová

    THEORBO

    Born in Prague, Barbora plays historical lute instruments, and particularly enjoys accompanying vocalists in small ensembles. She also performs as a soloist and continuo player. Alongside her lute studies, she is broadening her horizons studying Baroque theatre and acting under the guidance of Deda Cristina Colonna. She has performed and collaborated with soloists and ensembles such as Ensemble Phoenix München, Dame Emma Kirkby, Joel Frederiksen, Czech Ensemble Baroque, Andreas Scholl, Collegium 1704 and Collegium Marianum.