Ann Marie Morgan, viola da gamba

Ann Marie Morgan is one of the leading viola da gamba performers in the United States and is a frequent soloist with orchestras and choral societies. She performs regularly as soloist in Bach's St. John Passion and St. Matthew Passion, in recent seasons under the direction of Helmuth Rilling with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra and as guest at the Oregon Bach Festival. This season she will be featured at the Boulder Bach Festival and will travel to the Prague Festival to perform with the ensemble La Tempesta di Mare. Her discography includes the viola da gamba aria on the newly released Eclectra CD of Bach's St. John Passion by Apollo's Fire: The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra and acclaimed solos on the popular Dorian CD "Chris Norman: The Man with the Wooden Flute".

Ms. Morgan is on the Early Music Faculties of the Peabody Conservatory of Music and the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Ms. Morgan is also active as a Baroque cellist with a wide variety of early music ensembles including Olde Friends.