Gwyn Roberts, an American

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soloist, and educator, is a founding co-director of the Philadelphia baroque orchestra Tempesta di Mare with

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. Roberts also serves as the

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at the

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and is on faculty at the

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Education

Gwyn Roberts earned her AB from

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and her performer's certificate from

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in the

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, where she studied recorder with Leo Meilink and Marion Verbruggen and baroque flute with Marten Root.

Career

Roberts has performed worldwide, with solo engagements including the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Philomel Baroque Orchestra, Recitar Cantando (Tokyo), Prague Spring Festival (New York and Prague), Piffaro, Washington Bach Consort, and Philadelphia Classical Symphony. Her recordings include Chandos, Deutsche Grammaphon, PGM, Dorian, Sony, Vox, Polygram, Newport, Radio France. In addition to her other faculty positions, Roberts is also a popular workshop leader across the U.S. with such organizations as the Amherst Early Music Festival.

Recordings

Reception

Roberts has been called a “a world-class virtuoso” by ''

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'' remarked, “with her sparkling technique and sensitive attention to musicality, she infused the music with operatic drama.” Her recording of Veracini Recorder Sonatas earned a five-star rating from ''BBC Music Magazine''. Michael Caruso has commented on "her sweet recorder playing," calling it "elegant and energetic, intimate and expansive."

References

External links

Tempesta di Mare Biography

Early Music America Interview
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