Annalisa Pappano & Ronn Mcfarlane - Renaissance Treble Viola Da Gamba Divisions With Lute (2012)

Annalisa Pappano is the founder and artistic director of the early music ensemble Catacoustic Consort, and led the group to win the grand prize in the Naxos/Early Music America Live Recording Competition. The ensemble has also recorded a program of Italian laments on the Naxos label, in addition to three other Catacoustic Consort recordings and many broadcasts on nationally-syndicated radio. Her wide range of instruments includes the viola da gamba (treble, tenor, bass), pardessus de viole, and lirone.

She was on faculty at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music—teaching viola da gamba and historically informed performance practice —until moving to Germany in 2019, where she is expanding her performance career while continuing appearances in the USA. She was a featured soloist on Austrian State Television ORF3 in the J.S. Bach St. Matthew Passion (Thomas Guggeis, conductor) and has additional performances in March/April 2023 of the Matthew Passion with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under its new Music Director Natalie Stutzmann. Immediately following are performances in Berkley and Santa Cruz as a member of Wildcat Viols.