RUMSEY, SHIRLEY

Shirley Rumsey studied the lute and singing at the Royal College of Music in London where she became interested in the enormous repertoire for lute and voice and began to combine the two. She has recorded two CDs of renaissance music for Naxos, one of Spanish and another of Italian lute solos and songs. Besides giving solo recitals and concerts with Christopher Wilson she co-directs with him the ensemble, Kithara. Shirley Rumsey has performed extensively throughout Europe and Scandinavia, has taken part in numerous festivals, appeared a number of times on television, made frequent recordings for BBC Radio 3 and broadcast on many European networks.

Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
Art & Music: Bruegel - Music of His Time	8.558147
Art & Music: Da Vinci - Music of His Time	8.558057
AUDIO REFERENCE - 24K	8.550481G
Discover Early Music	8.558170-71
Early Music (The Glory of)	8.554064
EARLY MUSIC FOR MEDITATION	8.557652
Early Venetian Lute Music	8.553694
HOLBORNE / ROBINSON: Pavans and Galliards	8.553874
Introduction to Early Music (An)	8.551203
JOHNSON: Lute Music	8.550776
KLASSISKT A-O (The A to Z of Classical Music)	8.553362
MILANO: Fantasias, Ricercars and Duets	8.550774
Music from the Time of the Templars	8.503192
Music of the Italian Renaissance	8.550615
Music of the Spanish Renaissance	8.550614
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - TUSCANY: A Musical Tour of the Region's Past and Present (NTSC)	2.110520
SEVEN AGES - An Anthology of Poetry with Music	NA218912
THREE ELIZABETHS (THE): A Musical Celebration of Britain through the Centuries	8.557032-33
World of Early Music	8.554770-71