ZERONOVE
The professional vocal ensemble ZERONOVE, based in Basel, was founded in 2009 and consists of singers trained as soloists. Its aim is to perform often lesser-known vocal music with high musical standards and mostly with a chamber music ensemble. The ensemble also offers the predominantly young singers a platform for solo experiences and thereby supports them in their artistic careers. Depending on the requirements of the works to be performed, the ensemble is supplemented by very advanced vocal students. Stylistically, the programs are characterized by great diversity, with the main focus being on predominantly sacred vocal music from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, taking into account practical performance knowledge. The vocal ensemble ZERONOVE has been invited on various occasions to take part in concert series and festivals (Giacinto Scelsi Festival, Basel / Music in Evening Prayer, Stein am Rhein / Musique des Lumières / Forum for Early Music, Zurich / Baroque Center Bern). Concert recordings will be broadcast by Radio RTS / Espace 2 and Radio SRF2 / Kultur.

Luke Wanner
is the founder and artistic director of the professional vocal ensemble ZERONOVE. Born and raised in Basel, he has been involved in various forms of musical expression since early childhood. In 2005, he received a certificate of choral conducting at the Zurich University of Music, since then he has regularly trained in choir and orchestra conducting (including Volker Hempfling, Beat Schaefer, Josef Zaugg, Ralph Weikert, Frieder Bernius, Liutauras Balciunas, Lior Shambadal, Martin Sieghart). In July 2010 he completed his church music studies at the Lucerne University of Music (Pascal Mayer), and from 2011-2012 he completed postgraduate studies in orchestral conducting with Prof. Ralf Weikert in Lucerne.

Since 2004, he has directed various choirs and ensembles in northwestern Switzerland: 2006-2013 choir of the Predigerkirche Basel, since 2009 various concert projects with the vocal ensemble ZERONOVE (especially in the areas of Renaissance, Baroque and classical music), 2014-2018 director of the “Choeur Vivaldi” in Delémont. As part of his training and further education as well as his collaboration with choirs, he conducted, among others: Lucerne Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum Lucerne; Orchestra “Musique des lumières”; Orchestra La Partita, Zurich; Budweis Symphonic Orchestra/Czech Republic; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Bulgaria; Berlin Sinfonietta; PFK Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra/Czech Republic and various smaller ensembles.