Life After Death: Music for Viola da Gamba and Lute

Life After Death: Music for Viola da Gamba and Lute

Arnie Tanimoto is equally at home playing various members of the viola da gamba family, as well as both modern and baroque cello.  He was the first-ever viola da gamba major at The Juilliard School, where he soloed on both viola da gamba and baroque cello.  Described by The New York Times as a “fine instrumental soloist” Arnie has performed with some of the country's leading period ensembles, including the Boston Early Music Festival Ensemble, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, and the Smithsonian Consort of Viols.  He holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory (B.M.), the Eastman School of Music (M.M), and The Juilliard School (M.M).  Arnie is an advocate for the viola da gamba, and can be found giving lecture demonstrations and premieres of new works for the instrument around the country.

Paul Holmes Morton is native to the state of Pennsylvania, where he had his first music lessons on his father’s banjo and later the cello. After a youthful education of folk music, he went on to study classical guitar under the instruction of Ernesto Tamayo, Marc Teicholz, and Sergio Assad. While attending the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he studied lute with Richard Savino and continuo with Corey Jamason. Perpetually inspired by music as a vehicle to transport oneself across time and culture, Paul Holmes can be found in a variety of venues from cathedrals and concert halls to smoky bars and country barns, anywhere that allows performance to lend harmony to the present noise. Paul Holmes recently completed his studies in historical performance at The Juilliard School instructed by Daniel Swenberg and Charles Weaver.

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