Tess Roberts

Emerging viola da gamba player Tess Roberts has been exploring the world of early music through the viol since age 11. Recent performances include appearances with Tekla Cunningham for Heinrich Biber's Glorious Mystery Sonatas, the University of Washington Baroque Ensemble, Seattle's Medieval Women's Choir, and guest appearances with Seattle Historical Arts for Kids.

Tess has also enjoyed teaching opportunities at Seattle Historical Arts for Kids, UC Davis, the University of Washington, and has recently opened a private viola da gamba studio in Seattle. She is currently studying with Caroline Nicolas after graduating from the studios of Lee Innman and Shulamit Klinerman. She leads casual play-in and coaching sessions of historical music and performance practices for the local viol community. She hopes to broaden her teaching to early childhood music education with a global music focus, by studying Ethnomusicology at the University of Washington as she prepares for graduate studies in Gamba performance in Europe.

Whidbey Island Music Festival: Northern Exposure – Musical treasures from the frozen North

Sunday, April 14, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Dietrich Buxtehude — Selected works
Johann Paul von Westhoff — Selected works
Samuel Peter Sidon — Selected works
Henry Butler — Selected works
Johan Helmich Roman — Selected works

$30

Sanctuary in the City: Northern Exposure – Musical Treasures from the Frozen North

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Dietrich Buxtehude — Selected works
Johann Paul von Westhoff — Selected works
Samuel Peter Sidon — Selected works
Henry Butler — Selected works
Johan Helmich Roman — Selected works

Free

Time Stands Still: English Song from Dowland to Purcell

Sunday, February 25, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
John Dowland — Selected works
Henry Purcell — Selected works

$35-$50

Time Stands Still: English Song from Dowland to Purcell

Saturday, February 24, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
The Forum at Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
John Dowland — Selected works
Henry Purcell — Selected works

$35-$50

Anacortes Early Music: Time Stands Still

Friday, February 23, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Croatian Cultural Center NW, Anacortes, WA, United States

Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham, Baroque harpist Maxine Eilander, Grammy-winning lutenist Stephen Stubbs, and soprano Danielle Reutter-H…

$30 (students age 18 & under free); cash or check at the door only

Baroqu-en Hearts: Music for Valentine's Day

Sunday, February 4, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Henry Purcell — Selected works
George Frideric Handel — Selected works
Barbara Strozzi — Selected works

$30