Guest Artist Master Class with Violinist Tekla Cunningham

The School of Music is pleased to welcome Baroque Violinist Tekla Cunningham, who will present a master class featuring performances by Puget Sound School of Music violin students.

This event is free and open to the public.

Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham delights in bringing music of the baroque, classical and romantic eras to life with vivid and expressive historically informed performances. Her new recording Stylus Phantasticus with Pacific MusicWorks is earning critical praise for its “tender expressivity”, “dramatic flair and dark wit”, “songlike expressivity” and “Terpsichorean flair”. In an album lauded for “vocal plushness and “vibrant lyricism”, Tekla is described as “a marvel on her Italian instrument, an endlessly songful bird”. 

Early Music America describes the recording as “played with verve, the music presented here reaffirms the old notion that instrumental music can have the flair of any theatrical spectacle. … a stellar vessel for the boldest showmanship.” Her concert performances have been described as "ravishingly beautiful" and "stellar". “Enough can't be said for Tekla Cunningham, who conducts with head, eyes, and even eyebrows as she plays. She is a consummate musician whose flowing solos and musical gestures are a joy to watch.” Read full bio.