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.

Allemande Art of the Lute in Renaissance France Les Larmes of Johannes Fresneau Luis Milan - El Maestro

Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Renaissance, Instrumental, Composer: Johann Gottfried Conradi, Composer: David Kellner, Lute.

1. Poeticall Musicke: Late Renaissance and Early Baroque music, historically performed
2. Paul Beier: solo lute of the Italian renaissance.
3. Alex McCartney: Reflective, historically-informed performance on the lute
4. Paul Berget: renaissance lute, modernized.
5. Vox Nostra: gorgeously complex and rich vocals using manuscripts from the middle ages
6. Canconier: Medieval music from the 12th to the 15th centuries
7. Jacob Heringman: renaissance lute
8. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
9. Ensemble Mirable: rare and extraordinary music of the Baroque
10. American Baroque: Spectacular Baroque and Classical chamber music
11. Richard MacKenzie: Virtuoso English Lutenist and Guitarist
12. La Reverie: Recreating traditional music from a modern perspective
13. Asteria: late-medieval vocal and instrumental music
14. AlmaNova: lively flute/guitar duo
15. In Nova Cantica: carols and chansons from the 13th - 17th Centuries for dancing, festivities and mayhem
16. Stephane Potvin and the Con Brio Choir: choral conductor extraordinaire
17. Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
18. Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations
19. Daniel Shoskes: A feast of Baroque lute
20. Musica Pacifica: Baroque and traditional music from England, Scotland and Ireland