Lute Festival 2004 Faculty
Catherine Liddell     Catherine Liddell completed her Bachelor's degree at Sarah Lawrence, after which she continued her studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Eugen Dombois, earning the Soloist Diploma in 1976. She is much in demand for her sensitivity and skill as a continuo player on theorbo and lute and has appeared with many of the leading period instrument ensembles in the U.S., including the Handel & Haydn Society, the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Apollo's Fire, and the New York Collegium. She co-founded and performed regularly with Ensemble Chanterelle and with Charivary. A frequent participant in the Aston Magna Festival, she has also performed in the Boston Early Music Festival and the Northwest and New England Bach Festivals. She has nurtured a special interest in 17th Century French lute music for many years, recording music by Jacques Gallot and others for Centaur Records. She is also editor of a volume of sacred music for lute, available through Lyre Publications.

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