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Edward Martin and Paul Berget: Vihuela, renaissance and baroque lute.

Edward Martin (lutes, archlute, vihuela, and baroque lute) has studied with lutenists Paul O'Dette, Toyohiko Satoh, and Hopkinson Smith. He holds the position of Adjunct Professor of Lute at the College of Saint Scholastica. In 1984, he performed in the First International Lute Competition in Toronto. Having extensively performed throughout the United States, Martin has made recordings for Minnesota Public Radio, and these performances have also been broadcast on the American Public Radio network.

He is a member of various ensembles, including Minnesota Lute Quartet [MiLQ], a duo with tenor William Bastian, a baroque lute duo with lutenist Paul Berget, and Duo Chambure, with lutenist Phil Rukavina. In the summer of 1997 and 2001 he was invited to be the Renaissance lute instructor at the SFEMS Renaissance week at the Dominican College, San Rafael, California. He has frequently been guest lecturer, teacher, and performer at the American Lute Society's annual summer seminar in Cleveland, where he is on the Board of Directors.

You can also follow Edward's solo work and duets with Thomas Walker and William Bastian on Magnatune.

Paul Berget received his B.F.A. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1972. After graduation, he continued his studies with the legendary Diana Poulton at the Royal College of Music in London, where he also studied with acclaimed lutenist Nigel North.

In 1973, he appeared on Broadway in a musical production of Cyrano starring Christopher Plummer.

In addition to playing early music, he has also performed in a variety of other musical styles: modern classical and steel string guitar, and world music.

Recently he has been performing as the lutenist in the internationally acclaimed ensemble Minstrelsy!, a group that records on the Lyra Chord label.

Other early music collaborations include the Rose Ensemble, Ensemble Polaris, the Minnesota Lute Quartet (MiLQ), and performances with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

You can also follow his solo work on Magnatune here.

  Edward Martin and Paul Berget

[Baroque Lute Duets by Edward Martin and Paul Berget]

Baroque Lute Duets
Edward Martin and Paul Berget lives in Minnesota, USA.

Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Renaissance, Instrumental, Composer: Anton Logy, Composer: Ernst Gottlieb Baron, Composer: Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Lute.

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