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Gwyn Roberts
GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR
RECORDER
Called “a world-class virtuoso” by American
Record Guide, Gwyn Roberts is one of
America’s foremost performers on recorder
and baroque flute, praised by Gramophone
for her “sparkling technique, compelling
musicianship, and all-around excellence.”
In addition to Chandos, she has recorded
for Deutsche Grammophon, Dorian, Sony
Classics, Vox, PolyGram, PGM, and Radio
France. Her latest solo recordings include
the Fasch Recorder Concerto in F, Bach’s
Concerto in G after BWV 530, and Sonatas by Francesco Mancini. She
enjoys collaborating with living composers, recently recording James
Primosch’s Sacred Songs and Meditations with the 21st Century Consort
for Albany Records.
Roberts studied recorder and baroque flute at Utrecht Conservatory in the
Netherlands with Marion Verbruggen, Leo Meilink and Marten Root. She
loves teaching, with recent master classes at the Curtis Institute of Music,
Hartt School of Music, and Oregon Bach Festival.
She is Professor of Recorder and Baroque Flute at the Peabody Conservatory,
Director of Early Music Ensembles at the University of Pennsylvania, and
also directs the Virtuoso Recorder Program at the Amherst Early Music
Festival.
CLASSICAL SERIES: THE SIX BACH BRANDENBURGS
Roberts’ soloist engagements include the
Portland Baroque Orchestra, The Chamber
Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Washington
Bach Consort and the Kennedy Center.
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