Biographies
duo corvi
early music ensemble
Duo Corvi specializes in the research and performance of secular and sacred music of early European origins. Pairing voice with portative organ (organetto) and clavisimbalum, they offer audiences a glimpse into the musical world of medieval and renaissance repertoire. Their current performance project centres on 'anonyma'—re-imagining the work of female musicians of 12th- to 14th-century Europe, funded through the Canada Council for the Arts. Duo Corvi (previously music fantasia) has toured in Austria, The Netherlands, the USA, Canada, and Spain, and has appeared at major international festivals including Musica Antigua Barcelona, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht Fabulous Fringe, Festival de Musica Antigua de Caceres, and the Festival Medieval d’Elx. Locally in BC, the ensemble has worked with numerous presenters and performers, including ArtSpring (Saltspring Island BC), Early Music Society of the Islands (Victoria BC) and The Ancient Music Society of Victoria. Winners of the 2010 Musica Antigua Obra Social la ‘Caixa in Spain, Duo Corvi was founded at McGill University (Montréal, QC) in 2008. The group received its New York debut at Corpus Christi Church as finalists in the 2009 Early Music America Performance Competition and has been nominated twice for Classical Ensemble of the Year by the Western Canadian Music Awards (2018, 2017). Duo Corvi has been heard on CBC’s North by Northwest and gratefully acknowledges past support of FACTOR, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Early Music Society of the Islands, and MusicBC. Duo Corvi is based in Victoria BC, on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations.
Julie Ryning, voice
Julie Ryning holds a master’s degree in early music performance from McGill University, where she studied in the voice studios of Thérèse Boudreault-Sevadjian and Suzie LeBlanc. Ms. Ryning has had the pleasure of singing in masterclasses with many of the world’s most renowned early music singers, and has performed many new works for soprano, including Lines from George Gordon, and Go Lovely Rose by Canadian composer David Gordon Duke. She is also an Orff and Early Childhood music specialist.
Katelyn Clark, clavicimbalum
& portative organ (organetto)
Katelyn Clark specializes in the performance of historical repertoire and experimental music on early keyboard instruments (harpsichord, portative organ, pianoforte). She performs internationally as a soloist and collaborative musician and has been an artist in residence at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Alberta) and NES (Skagaströnd, Iceland). Her artistic practice has been awarded numerous grants by the Canada Council for the Arts and Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Katelyn studied harpsichord at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Accademia Musicale Chigiana (Siena, Italy) and holds a doctorate in early music performance from McGill University (Montréal, Québec).
