Stephen Salters (baritone)
Baritone Stephen Salters, a newly-minted tenure-track Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Tennessee, has performed extensively throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, the UK and the USA. He created the title role in Elena Ruehr’s tour de force dance opera Toussaint Before the Spirits for Opera Boston and premiered Ruehr’s …
Marguerite Krull (mezzo-soprano)
Marguerite Krull’s command of dramatic style and her wide vocal range have earned acclaim in roles associated with mezzo-sopranos as well as sopranos. She has sung with numerous companies throughout the world, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, The Washington National Opera, New York …
Elena Ruehr (composer)
Elena Ruehr says of her music “the idea is that the surface be simple, the structure complex.” And from Gramophone Magazine, “The sound world is wholly Ruehr: it never sounds like anyone else and the effect is exhilarating…her output is unified by her desire to communicate effectively without compromise…” Currently …
La Nef
Founded in Montreal in 1991 and currently directed by Sylvain Bergeron and Claire Gignac, Ensemble La Nef produces concept programs in both the early-music and world music arenas. Inspired by sources such as history, literature and painting, the ensemble collaborates with artists from diverse disciplines. La Nef’s skill in bringing …
Sylvain Bergeron (lute)
Sylvain Bergeron, archlute and codirector, is a native of Quebec City. An accomplished performer on plucked instruments, he plays nearly 100 concerts per year throughout North America. He has collaborated with such artists as Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Jordi Savall, David Daniels, Magdalena Kozená, Michael Chance, Charles Daniels, Karina Gauvin, Susie …
