04/04/2012
Ensemble De Organographia – Performer Biographies
Gayle and Philip Neuman
Gayle and Philip Neuman
Gayle Stuwe Neuman, a performer on violin, recorder, sackbutt, and many other instruments, is also a vocalist who has received international acclaim for her renditions of the “Song of Seikilos”, the “Chorus from Orestes”, and others upon the release of Ensemble De Organographia’s “Music of the Ancient Greeks”, now in its eighth pressing.
Several of the tracks from that recording have also appeared in the Norton Scores CD Anthology and numerous films and television programs. She has performed for audiences in the U.S., Japan, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Canada, Norway, Germany, and for members of the royal family in Jordan.
She cofounded and co-directs the Oregon Renaissance Band, now in its 20th season. Gayle is a member of the Trail Band and on occasion performs with Ca****la Romana and the Portland Baroque Orchestra Chorus. She has played under the baton of Monica Huggett and Ton Koopman.
She teaches Recorder and Renaissance Song Classes at Portland’s Community Music Center, and Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Music History at Marylhurst University. She has given workshops and presentations at many institutions including Oberlin Conservatory, Rice University, Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Getty Museum. She has built, with her husband Philip, over 400 early wind and stringed instruments, including crumhorns, corna musen, racketts, and vielles.
Philip Neuman, a performer on recorder, sackbutt, and numerous other wind and string instruments, cofounded and co-directs the Oregon Renaissance Band, which has performed for the Regensburg Early Music Festival and recorded the CD “Carnevale.”
He has produced and recorded seven CDs for Pandourion Records including “French Music of the 14th Century”, “Music of the Ancient Greeks”, and “The One Horse Open Sleigh”. He has written and recorded for productions by Oregon Public Broadcasting. He has played for audiences on three continents, including performances at several ancient theatre sites in Greece. Since 1980 Philip has taught Recorder, Renaissance Winds, and Loud Band Classes at the Community Music Center in Portland. He also teaches Counterpoint and Orchestration at the University of Portland and Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Music History at Marylhurst University.
Philip is a member of the Trail Band, has performed under the baton of Christopher Hogwood and Nicolas McGeegan, recorded with the American Bach Soloists, and has played in the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, The Chicago Chorale, Handel & Haydn Society Orchestra, and Spiritus Collective. He has composed, arranged and transcribed over a thousand works for recorder ensemble, brass ensemble, and symphonic wind ensemble, including “Theme and Variations” that won 1st place in the San Francisco Recorder Composition Competition.
