Annette Bauer a native of Germany, has a dual background in early music and classical Indian music. She studied medieval and renaissance music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, specializing on recorder techniques with Conrad Steinmann (2001). She holds an MA in music from UC Santa Cruz (2004), and has been a student at the Ali Akbar College of Music in California since 1998, where she studies North Indian classical music on sarode, a stringed instrument.

Together with Tim Rayborn, Annette co-directs medieval ensemble Cançonièr and performs with Baroque ensemble Les grâces and Farallon Recorder Quartet. She has appeared at early music festivals and concert series as well as a guest musician with leading early music ensembles throughout the US.

Annette also plays Brazilian percussion with Maracatu Luta, and is the co-founder of Magic Carpet, a duo dedicated to the art of improvisation. You can find out more about Annette's projects on her website.

Shira Kammen has spent well over half her life exploring the worlds of early and traditional music.

A member for many years of Ensembles Alcatraz, Project Ars Nova, and Medieval Strings, she has also worked with Sequentia, Hesperion XX, the Boston Camerata, The Folger Consort, Piffaro, Kitka, and is the founder of Class V Music, an ensemble dedicated to performance on river rafting trips.

She has performed and taught in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Israel, Morocco, Latvia, Russia, and Japan, and on the Colorado and Rogue Rivers. Shira happily collaborated with singer/storyteller John Fleagle for fifteen years, and performs now with several groups: the medieval ensembles, Fortune's Wheel and Cançonièr; a contemporary music group, Ephemeros; an eclectic ethnic band, Panacea; as well as collaborations with performers such as storyteller Patrick Ball, medieval music expert Margriet Tindemans, and with many theater productions.

Some of her original music can be heard in a documentary film about the fans of J.R.R. Tolkien. Shira also has her own website where you can find out more about her various projects.

Peter Maund has performed and recorded with early music and contemporary music ensembles including Ensemble Alcatraz, Chanticleer, Davka, Hesperion XX, Kitka, Alasdair Frasers Skyedance, The Harp Consort and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.

He has also presented lectures, workshops, and classes throughout North America, Europe and Israel. Described by The Glasgow Herald as "the most considerate and imaginative of percussionists," he appears on over 60 albums and has served on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley.

Derek Wright has been a musician all of his life. Growing up in New Orleans, he was a jazz bassist, saxophonist, and percussionist.

He began learning Middle Eastern music in the mid 1990s, and started playing the oud in 1997. His teachers have included Solomon Feldthouse and Ali Sinan Erdemsel. Since 2002, he has been studying North Indian classical music (both vocal and instrumental) with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, adapting the oud to be used in a style similar to the sarode.

Derek has also been a passionate student, performer, and teacher of Brazilian music (percussion and song) since 1995, focusing especially on Maracatu, Samba, and Samba Reggae.

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