Claude Bernatchez – Artistic director
Zarb, percussion, medieval fiddle, voice (baritone)

Claude Bernatchez founded Ensemble Anonymus in 1978 and has been the group’s artistic director ever since. In the fall of 1987 he was awarded the Prix de création by the Conseil de la Culture de la région de Québec for the quality of his work with Anonymus.

Claude Bernatchez studied musicology and composition at the Conservatory of Music in Québec City. He has taken part in several advanced drama workshops, and has continued his investigations into early music through encounters and music performance workshops with artists such as Marcel Pérès of Ensemble Organum and Benjamin Bagby and Barbara Thornton of Ensemble Sequentia.

In parallel to his work with the Ensemble, Claude Bernatchez has collaborated with major theatre companies such as Théâtre du Trident, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Carbone 14 and Omnibus, composing or arranging stage music for a number of productions.