Robert Mealy

 

Robert Mealy, Baroque Violin, has received much critical acclaim for his eloquent and imaginative performances on a wide variety of historical strings. He has toured and recorded with many ensembles both here and abroad, including the Paris-based ensemble Les Arts Florissants, Sequentia, and the Boston Camerata, with whom he has served as concertmaster for over ten years. He is musical director of the Gotham City Baroque Orchestra in New York, and with his ensemble Louis Louis he is artist-in-residence at St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University. He is also a member of the King's Noyse, a Renaissance violin band, and of the medieval ensemble Fortune's Wheel. Mr.Mealy frequently writes on music, and has taught workshops on historical string techniques and improvisation throughout the United States and Mexico. He is non-resident tutor of music at Harvard College, where he directs a wonderful undergraduate Baroque orchestra.