Mary Springfels, Vielle, Citole, Viola da Gamba
Mary Springfels has spent her adult life performing medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music. She has worked with pioneering groups and individuals, including the New York Pro Musica, Sequentia, the Folger Consort, Marion Verbruggen, and Monica Huggett. For 25 years Mary was Musician-in-Residence at the Newberry Library in Chicago and director of the highly-acclaimed Newberry Consort. In 2007, she was given the Howard Mayer Brown award for an outstanding career by Early Music America. In that year, Mary moved to New Mexico. She performs locally as a guest with the Albuquerque Baroque Players, the Santa Fe Pro Musica, and Serenata; she teaches and performs worldwide, from London to Australia.