Rossignol: Spare and lyrical medieval troubadour songs.


Peter Cama-Lekx, vielle:
A native of Ontario, Canada, Peter performs internationally on period violin and viola as well as medieval strings. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble Cascata and has performed with Quicksilver, Cambridge Concentus and Music for a while.

He has appeared as lead violinist with Baroque and Beyond in North Carolina and on the Allegro series in Spokane, WA. Peter recently toured Japan with Cambridge Concentus, performing Bach's St. Matthew Passion under the baton of Joshua Rifkin. Known also for his exciting interpretations of contemporary music on modern viola, he has premiered many new compositions for various small ensembles, and performed in chamber ensembles and orchestras throughout New England and the Midwest.

Peter recently completed his Performance Diploma at Boston University where he studied viola with Michelle LaCourse and Baroque violin/viola with Jane Starkman. He also holds both a Masters degree (Penn State University) and a Bachelors degree (Wilfrid Laurier University) in Viola Performance.

Robin Snyder, voice:
Robin Snyder is an early music vocalist by night and a physicist-turned-theoretical ecologist by day (and let's face it, many nights as well).

During her postdoctoral years, she sang with Bay Area Renaissance lute song ensemble Theatrum Musicum as their first vocalist.

She has always been drawn to medieval music, however, and so came to found early English medieval ensemble duo Briddes Roune, which released the album "Lenten is Come" on Magnatune. She has concentrated on medieval music ever since. Snyder studied voice with contralto Victoria Hart.

You can find out more about Robin on her own website and Peter on his website.

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[La Domna Ditz - Songs of the Trobairitz by Rossignol]

La Domna Ditz - Songs of the Trobairitz



Rossignol lives in Ohio, USA.

Tagged as: Classical, Medieval, Medieval Romance, Classical Singing, Vielle.


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