The American-Korean lutenist, Talitha-Cumi Witmer, is a founding member of Casulana Lute Consort, Ensemble Dulcissime, and Trio Aido, with which their debut CD was released in July 2023. Her performances have included performing at some major Early Music festivals such as Utrecht Early Music, Modena Grandezze, Meraviglie Festival Musicale Estense, and Festival de musique Baroque d'Ambronay. She performs across the globe in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, and the USA. 

 

Talitha was 9 when she first heard a lute on a CD and immediately fell in love with its sound. Her dream to study the lute was then realized at the age of 13, when she began her formal studies on the instrument in Tokyo.

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She obtained her bachelor's and master’s degree in early music performance under Joachim Held and Mike Fentross at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and lute pedagogy at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis under the coaching of Peter Croton. She at the moment studies the medieval lute under the tutelage of Marc Lewon. She enjoys playing a wide range or music from standard renaissance to baroque repertoire to contemporary music and pop on the renaissance consort lutes, baroque lute, theorbo, archlute, baroque lute, vihuela, and the baroque guitar. As a soloist, she currently focuses on repertoire for the 11-course baroque lute.

 

Alongside performing, she loves to teach the lute, read books, and go on day-trips and hiking.

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