Fortune's Wheel is a spirited collaboration of four distinguished early-music performers devoted to rediscovering the riches of medieval musical traditions. Their performances combine a meticulous attention to vocal sonority and instrumental virtuosity with an engaging sense of theater and improvisation. Their deep experience and personal warmth have won them a devoted following wherever they appear. Fortune's Wheel made its debut at the 1996 International Festival of Early Music in Mexico City, where critics acclaimed the group's "style, diction, tuning, perfect balance, and total engagement with the music." Since then, the ensemble has been presented by early music concert series in San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Tijuana, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Houston, Jackson, Tucson, Columbus, Cambridge, and Duke University. They have also appeared at the Boston Early Music Festival, the Berkeley Early Music Festival, the Amherst Early Music Festival, The Cloisters and the Frick Collection in New York City, Yale University's Collection of Musical Instruments, and many other series.

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Tagged as: Classical, World, Folk, Medieval, Classical Singing, Harp, Lute, Vielle.

1. Steve Eulberg: smile-inducing, toe-tapping folkgrass
2. Ryo Utasato: From wild Electronica to soothing Ambient. From Ethnic Fusion to Epic Rock, Cinematic and beyond
3. Maneli Jamal: east through to west acoustic guitar
4. Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations
5. American Baroque: Spectacular Baroque and Classical chamber music
6. Ensemble Mirable: rare and extraordinary music of the Baroque
7. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
8. Lara St John: Bach violin concertos
9. Da Camera: Celtic Renaissance/Baroque Ensemble
10. Canconier: Medieval music from the 12th to the 15th centuries
11. Takashi Matsuishi Spark: flautists with finesse, intelligence and grooves
12. Andreas Almqvist: elegant classical guitar
13. In Nova Cantica: carols and chansons from the 13th - 17th Centuries for dancing, festivities and mayhem
14. Misericordia: sickeningly good Medieval
15. Vox Nostra: gorgeously complex and rich vocals using manuscripts from the middle ages
16. AlmaNova: lively flute/guitar duo
17. Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
18. Music of the Spheres: small Baroque chamber ensemble
19. Asteria: late-medieval vocal and instrumental music
20. La Reverie: Recreating traditional music from a modern perspective