I am fascinated by the people and music of the 16th and 17th centuries, and especially the instruments of the viola da gamba family and the composers who wrote for them. I also write and speak regularly about historical performance practice and various approaches to repertories of the renassiance, baroque and classical eras. My work is aimed for audiences of all types, from scholarly articles to CD liners, program notes, and prefatory materials for printed editions. Contact me if you are in need of that kind of service.

Here are links to (what I think are) some of the more notable articles and lectures that I've written - this isn't anything close to an exhaustive list as it appears on my CV, but it gives a general picture of my areas of interest.

• "Will wonders never cease? The viola bastarda at the Ferrarese court.” Early Music (OUP), Vol. 50, Issue #2, May 2022, p.155-168 (cover article)

• “Doulce memoire: Virtuoso viol playing in the 16th century.”... in das verlorene Paradies... Festschrift in memoriam Annette Otterstedt, pub. by The Lute Corner, October 2022

• “Soave armonia or brummende Violone? Let’s talk bass...When is a bass not a double bass?” Online Journal of Bass Research, Volume 12 (July 2021)

• “Redefining the Viola Bastarda: A Most Spurious Subject,” 
  Journal of the Viola da Gamba Society Great Britain, Vol. 8 (2014)

• "The English Greate Dooble Basse, 1600s." 
  Bass World, International Society of Bassists, XLI 3 (2019)

• “Toronto’s Hart House Viols,” 
  Journal of the Viola da Gamba Society of America, Vol. 45 (2009-10) 
  
  
• "The Early History and Use of the G Violone,"
   Journal of the Viola da Gamba Society of America, Vol. 36 (1999)
  
  
• “Luca Marenzio – Il primo libro, 1580,”
   Review and Discussion for Definitely the Opera Blog (February 2014) 

• “Knowing Music: Reflections, Practices and Perspectives,” 
  Brazilian National Association of Research and Post-Graduate Studies in Music (ANPPOM), Keynote lecture, Curitiba (August 2009) 

• "The Capuzzi Concerto and its Relationship (or lack thereof) to Domenico Dragonetti."
   Unpublished article (2012) 

• "Haydn's Missing Double Bass Concerto."
   Bass World, International Society of Bassists, XXII 3 (1998) 

• "Jacques Morel: 1r. Livre de Pieces de Violle"
   CD Liner notes for Jay Bernfeld recording, Paraty (February 2019)
  

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