Gwyn Roberts, an American recorder and traverso soloist, and educator. She is a founding co-director of the Tempesta di Mare Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra with Richard Stone. Roberts also serves as the Director of Early Music at the University of Pennsylvania and is on faculty at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.
Education Gwyn Roberts earned her AB from Bryn Mawr College and her performer's certificate from Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands, 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 TitleRelease detailsVeracini: The Recorder Sonatas, vol. 1November 1996, PGMWeiss: Lute ConcertiMay 2004, CHAN 0707Handel: Flaming RoseJuly 2007, CHAN 0743Scarlatti: Cantatas and Chamber MusicApril 2010, CHAN 0768Fasch: Orchestral Music, vol.1April 2008, CHAN 0751Fasch: Orchestral Music, vol.2October 2011, CHAN 0783Fasch: Orchestral Music, vol.3September 2012, CHAN 0791Mancini: Solos for a FluteMarch 2014, CHAN 801Bach: Six Trio SonatasMay 2014, CHAN 0803Comédie et Tragédie, vol. 1January 2015, CHAN 805Comédie et Tragédie, vol. 2TBA 2016, CHAN
Reception Roberts has been called a “a world-class virtuoso” by American Record Guide.
The Washington Post 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