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Lawrence Lipnik has performed with many acclaimed early music ensembles from Anonymous 4 and ARTEK to the Waverly Consort. He is a founding member of the viol consort Parthenia and vocal ensemble Lionheart, and is a frequent music collaborator with video artist William Wegman. He has recently prepared a performing edition of Francesco Cavalli’s opera La Calisto, which was commissioned by the Juilliard School and performed by the San Francisco Opera and was continuo gambist and recorder player as well as musical score research and preparation for a new production of Monteverdi's Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria at Wolf Trap. In addition to performing, he currently serves on the board of VdGS/NY and is co-director of the New York Recorder Guild, enjoys a busy teaching schedule which has included national and international festivals from the Benslow Music Trust in the UK, Port Townsend, and the San Diego Early Music Festival to Pinewoods and Amherst Early Music, instructor of viol, recorder and early music performance at Wesleyan University, and is music editor for an upcoming authoritative edition of the original songs from the plays of William Shakespeare. He has recorded for numerous labels including EMI, Angel, Nimbus, Virgin, Sony, Koch International and Cantaoupe. |