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Patricia Lavail |
Recorder
Founding member, Patricia Lavail has appeared in every season of the ensemble since its creation. The renaissance polyphonies she heard in her cradle (she hails from a from a musical family) and her own passion for French chanson throughout the ages have helped her create a unique approach to her instrument.
Acclaimed for her lowing, natural
sound, she was crowned the first French laureate at Bruges’s
prestigious early music competition.
Patricia Lavail has taught since her student days. She founded and directed the early music department at the conservatory of Saint Cloud, where she formed numerous young artists and directed several performances including Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas and a Renaissance Ball.
An adept interpreter of Italian ornamental style of the 17th century, she has numerous contemporary world premieres to her credit, performing and recording works of Konstantin Miereanu, Daniel Tosi, Akira Tamba for the first time.
Her desire, through these many centuries of music and her vocal vision, is to create a timeless aesthetic.
Patricia Lavail has taught since her student days. She founded and directed the early music department at the conservatory of Saint Cloud, where she formed numerous young artists and directed several performances including Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas and a Renaissance Ball.
An adept interpreter of Italian ornamental style of the 17th century, she has numerous contemporary world premieres to her credit, performing and recording works of Konstantin Miereanu, Daniel Tosi, Akira Tamba for the first time.
Her desire, through these many centuries of music and her vocal vision, is to create a timeless aesthetic.
