The Well-Tempered Schism is a group of professional Chicago-area musicians who are dedicated to the performance of music from and about the BBC television series Doctor Who.

Annette Bjorling, harp, electric harp, voice and arranger
Andrew Edwards, piano, composer and arranger
Matthew Eberle, Vocalist
Phillip W. Serna, viola da gamba and double bass

@BlackTulipEM is a multinational ensemble featuring @Josefien-Stoppelenburg, soprano (the Netherlands), Mirja Lorenz, recorders (Germany), @PhillipWSerna, viols (US), and Joel Spears, lutes and theorbo (US). Interdisciplinary by nature, Black Tulip’s innovative outside-of-the-box programming immerses audiences in vivid and dynamic multi-media experiences. Black Tulip often combines dramatic cantatas and songs for solo voice and obbligato instruments with virtuosic instrumental works for recorders, viols, lutes and theorbo alongside history lectures incorporating projected artwork to depict the complex cultural lives of composers and their 17th- and 18th-century audiences.

Harpist in the Chicago area and abroad.
Freelance performer and teacher.

Founded by gambists @EricAMiller-1 & @PhillipWSerna, the viol is the medium through which we bridge contemporary & historically-informed performance with experimental and innovative programming for violas da gamba - ViolMedium!

Dedicated to re-engaging modern audiences in historically informed performance, the Chicago-based ensemble @NewCommaBaroque features violinist Matthew C. Cataldi, flutist @Leighann-Daihl Ragusa, gambist @PhillipWSerna, harpsichordist Emily J. Katayama and a variety of other collaborators celebrating cultural diversity through our rich musical heritage in the concert hall and beyond. Advocating a strong sense of cultural context as well as community and educational outreach, New Comma Baroque works in close conjunction with Illinois’ first period-instrument public school Baroque orchestra at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL as well as other programs. Please join us in a vibrant and new way of experiencing Baroque music.

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