{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Asteria", "page" : "asteria", "description" : "late-medieval vocal and instrumental music", "location" : "NY, USA", "bio" : "In October 2004, Asteria burst onto the national early music scene, winning Early Music America's first Unicorn Prize for Medieval and Renaissance Music with a performance heralded by the New York Times as \"intimate and deeply communicative...meltingly beautiful.\" This engaging duo brings out the passion and emotional impact of late medieval vocal and instrumental music with timeless love songs of wide appeal, transporting their listeners back to the age of chivalry.\n\nEric Redlinger's sweet tenor and skill on the lute are complemented by his expertise in early music, earned through study at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and extensive archival research into original sources. Following graduation from Middlebury College, Eric spent several years immersing himself in the European musical archives of the Hague, Basel and Marburg. During this time he also did post-graduate studies in composition and musicology at the Frankfurt Conservatory of Music and studied medieval lute with Crawford Young and voice with Richard Levitt at the Schola. He now makes his home in New York, where he has studied with Drew Minter and Gary Ramsey.\n\nSylvia Rhyne brings to the partnership not only her quicksilver soprano but also a strong dramatic connection with the audience, gained from a professional career in musical theater. She has starred internationally as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera and on Broadway as Joanna in Sweeny Todd under the direction of Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince, and Susan Schulman.\n\nRaised in London and the Pacific Northwest, Sylvia grew up surrounded by classical music, opera and dance. She pursued a passion for early music at Carleton College, guided by Stephen Kelly, taking leading roles in early operas and operettas on her way to a degree in music. She studied also with Wesley Balk at St. Olaf College and recorded with Dennis Russell Davies and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Arriving in New York, Sylvia was invited to sing with the New York City Opera and began ongoing coaching with Marcy Lindheimer.\n\nEric and Sylvia first connected through singing with John Hetland's Renaissance Street Singers, a group that brings a cappella 15th and 16th century music to New York City sidewalks and parks. The pair immediately discovered their mutual interest in earlier repertoire and began meeting regularly to work on late medieval pieces, gradually developing their passionate approach to the music. Asteria's performances convey the anguish and ecstasy of the poetry and the rapturous beauty of the interweaving vocal and instrumental lines.\n\nThe result of Asteria's exploration can be heard on their first recording of 15th century chansons, Le Souvenir de Vous me Tue.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/asteria_8.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/asteria/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "asteria-jaqueline", "name" : "For the Love of Jaqueline", "artist" : { "name" : "Asteria", "page" : "asteria" }, "release_date" : "2012-12-22", "genres" : ["Classical","Medieval","Renaissance","Medieval Romance","Classical Singing"], "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Asteria/For%20the%20Love%20of%20Jaqueline/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/asteria-jaqueline/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/asteria-jaqueline", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=asteria-jaqueline" },{ "sku" : "asteria-doulx", "name" : "Un Tres Doulx Regard", "artist" : { "name" : "Asteria", "page" : "asteria" }, "release_date" : "2009-07-05", "genres" : ["Classical","Medieval","Renaissance","Medieval Romance","Classical Singing"], "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Asteria/Un%20Tres%20Doulx%20Regard/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/asteria-doulx/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/asteria-doulx", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=asteria-doulx" },{ "sku" : "asteria-soyes", "name" : "Soyes Loyal", "artist" : { "name" : "Asteria", "page" : "asteria" }, "release_date" : "2006-05-29", "genres" : ["Classical","Medieval","Medieval Romance","Classical Singing"], "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Asteria/Soyes%20Loyal/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/asteria-soyes/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/asteria-soyes", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=asteria-soyes" },{ "sku" : "asteria-souvenir", "name" : "Le Souvenir de Vous me Tue", "artist" : { "name" : "Asteria", "page" : "asteria" }, "release_date" : "2004-10-05", "genres" : ["Classical","Medieval","Renaissance","Medieval Romance","Classical Singing"], "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Asteria/Le%20Souvenir%20de%20Vous%20me%20Tue/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/asteria-souvenir/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/asteria-souvenir", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=asteria-souvenir" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime.", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }