Cappella Mariana is a Czech chamber vocal ensemble founded in 2008, specialising in medieval and Renaissance polyphony and early Baroque vocal music. Under the artistic direction of Vojtěch Semerád, the group champions neglected works from the Italian, Flemish and English Renaissance, performing regularly at leading early-music festivals across Europe - from Oude Muziek Utrecht to Laus Polyphoniae Antwerp. Its recordings appear on Supraphon, Etcetera and Musique en Wallonie; in 2024 the ensemble won both the Czech Anděl Award (Classical category) and the French Diapason d'Or.
A recording of Jean Richafort's masses (Missa O Genetrix and Missa Veni Sponsa Christi) released by Musique en Wallonie won the prestigious French award Diapason d'Or.
Cappella Mariana continues its research into Flemish polyphony in a Central European context with the program "Mirror of Johannes Tourout" at the Concentus Moraviae festival.
The album "Pilgrimage" (Kryštof Harant's journey to the Holy Land, recorded with the ensemble Constantinople) won the Anděl 2024 award in the classical music category.
The ensemble released a recording of "Flemish Polyphony in Central Europe" with works by Tourout, Isaac, and Weerbeke as part of the new Alamire Foundation Editions series.
Cappella Mariana completed its first overseas tour to Canada with a program dedicated to Kryštof Harant in collaboration with the ensemble Constantinople.
