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Most of the members of the ensemble met in one of the most important centres for Early Music in Europe: the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. It is in this city that Vox Luminis commenced its activity, before establishing itself definitively in Namur in 2009.

Thanks to its stability as an ensemble since its creation, Vox Luminis is rapidly establishing a secure reputation. The ensemble has been praised for its fine tuning and clarity of sound, and for the quality of the individual voices and their perfect blending into a well-balanced colour. Vox Luminis is also characterised by the enthusiasm of its members in sharing their passion for early music with the audience. The ensemble specialises in the Italian and German repertoires from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.

Since its creation, Vox Luminis has appeared in The Netherlands (The Hague, Delft), Belgium (Festival de Wallonie, Echo festival, the Salle Philharmonique in Liège, Festival de l’Eté Mosan, Festival Echo, Festival Midi-Minimes and Flagey in Brussels, Eté Musical de Roisin, Festival de Stavelot, …), in France (Festival d’Ambronnay, Polyfollia festival, Combrailles Bach festival, Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay, Musiques et Nature en Bauges...), Croatia (Varazdin Baroque Evenings) and Germany (Ratingen Bachtage festival).

At the end of 2007, Vox Luminis released its first professional recording for the Ricercar CD-label. Featuring four vocal works by Domenico Scarlatti, this first opus was very warmly received by reviewers and public alike.

It received the ‘Preis der Deutschen Schallplatten Kritik’ in Germany and was selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’ in Gramophone magazine. It also received a ‘Muse d’or’ from the Muse Baroque magazine and ‘Four stars’ in Le Monde de la Musique. In October 2008, Vox Luminis received in Croatia the ‘Yvan Lukacic prize’ for the Best Performance during the 38th ‘Varazdin Baroque Evenings’ festival.