Kit Robberson

Vielle and Violas da Gamba

Kit Robberson (San Francisco) specializes in early bowed instruments, specifically vielle and violas da gamba. She studied at The University of Texas in Austin, where she became involved with performing, teaching, and promoting early music. She has performed in Texas with the Clearlight Waites, The Texas Baroque Ensemble, La Follia, and the Texas Early Music Project. In California she has performed with Sotto Voce, La Primavera, WAVE (Women’s Ancient Voice Ensemble), Voices of America, Salut Matelot, and Heliotrope, as well as performing on viola da gamba with the San Francisco BATS improv comedy troupe. She studied viola da gamba with Jordi Savall and Rosamund Morley, and has studied and performed in workshops with Margriet Tindemans and Shira Kammen in the Zomerzang touring project in Spain. She has recorded with Heliotrope on the Koch label.