Linda Lunbeck, recorder

Linda Lunbeck performs solo and ensemble repertoire ranging from medieval to contemporary, around the Rocky Mountain region and on the East Coast. She is a member of the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado.  Her performances include the Colorado Music Festival, Boulder Bach Festival, Up Close and Musical, the Boston Early Music Festival, National Public Radio, and SoHIP (Boston area). Ms. Lunbeck holds a Master of Music degree in Early Music Performance from New England Conservatory of Music, and has studied and coached with leading early musicians from around North America and Europe. She was a founder of Diverse Passions early music ensemble, and was music director for their collaborative staging of “The Delights of Posilipo”, a 17th-century operatic work. Ms. Lunbeck has a parallel career as a music educator. A former full-time music teacher in the Orff-Schulwerk philosophy, she is a frequent presenter at national conferences and workshops on music performance and education, and has been guest lecturer-performer from university to elementary levels. Ms. Lunbeck maintains an active private studio in the Boulder area with students of all ages. She has taught on the faculty of several music schools, and founded and directed the Colorado Recorder Academy (2003) for accomplished young recorderists from around the US. She has served as a board member of Early Music Colorado and other arts organizations.