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Andrew Fouts, baroque violin, recently moved to Pittsburgh to join Chatham Baroque. In performance he has been noted for his “mellifluous sound and sensitive style” (Washington Post) and as “an extraordinary violinist” who exhibits “phenomenal control” (Bloomington Herald-Times). In 2008 Andrew won first prize at the American Bach Soloists’ International Baroque Violin Competition and will be a featured soloist in their 2010-2011 Season. He has performed with Philharmonia Baroque, The National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, American Opera Theater, San Francisco Bach Choir, Duo Geminiani, New York State Baroque Orchestra, Modern Musick, Apollo’s Fire, El Mundo, and Ensemble Galilei and for the past two summers has been concertmaster for the Bloomington Early Music Festival Orchestra.
Patricia Halverson, viola da gamba, holds a doctoral degree in Early Music Performance Practice from Stanford University. After completing her graduate work she studied in Holland with Anneke Pols at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague. A native of Duluth, Minnesota, Patricia is a founding member of Chatham Baroque and has been instrumental in raising the level of baroque chamber music performance in the Pittsburgh area. Her playing has been praised by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as “invested with feistiness and solidity.” Patricia teaches viola da gamba in the Pittsburgh region and in recent years has made guest appearances with the New York City-based ensemble Empire Viols.
Scott Pauley, theorbo, lute and baroque guitar, holds a doctoral degree in Early Music Performance Practice from Stanford University. Before settling in Pittsburgh in 1996 to join Chatham Baroque, he lived in London for five years, where he studied with Nigel North at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There he performed with various early music ensembles, including the Brandenburg Consort, The Sixteen, and Florilegium. He won prizes at the 1996 Early Music Festival Van Vlaanderen in Brugge and at the 1994 Van Wassenaer Competition in Amsterdam. In North America Scott has performed with Hesperus, Musica Angelica, Apollo’s Fire, The Folger Consort, Tempesta di Mare, The Toronto Consort, and as a soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He has performed in numerous baroque opera productions as a continuo player, both in the USA and abroad.
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