First Prize at the Première Competition of the FestiVita Festival, held on February 14, 2026 in Brussels (Belgium).
© Malou Van den Heuvel
ENSEMBLE
Trio Turbulences
Ana Parejo Belando
Voice
Tim Meulenbeld
Cornett
Eric Meier
Lute
ABOUT US
Trio Turbulences was Founded in 2024 as part of a research project at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, in collaboration with the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève, Trio Turbulences develops an in-depth artistic practice based on original musical manuscripts.
Far from limiting itself to a simple reading of the sources, Turbulences actively engages in the appropriation of the repertoire by questioning historical documents and experimenting with historical improvisation, turning this work into a genuine process of musical creation.
The ensemble—voice, cornett, and lute—embraces a deliberately minimalist instrumentation in order to preserve the intimacy and expressive power of the texts. The timbre of the cornett, so close to the human voice, at times blends seamlessly with it, creating new sonic colors and enhancing both the expressivity and rhetorical force of the texts.
Trio Turbulences has performed in collaboration with institutions such as the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève (MAH) and the Musée de la Réforme de Genève. The ensemble has also been invited to the L’Estivale Festival in Allinges (August 2025) and to the Théâtre de l’Orangerie in Geneva (August 2025).
The ensemble wins First Prize at the Première Chamber Music Competition at the FestiVita! festival in Brussels (February 2026), and has been invited to perform at the Festival de Saintes in July 2026.
A concert tour in the Netherlands is already scheduled for November 2026.
Images from the Première Competition of the FestiVita Festival, held on February 14, 2026 in Brussels (Belgium), where we were awarded First Prize.
© Malou Van den Heuvel
