

Elizabeth
Sommers
fiddle, viola d’arco, violin, renaissance violin
Roots
I grew up in Rochester, New York.
Study
Seeking a thorough and challenging education in early music, I came to the Schola at the age of eighteen. Before that, I had studied at the Jacobs School of Music for a year.
Professional
I am very happy with my bachelor’s degree, and I still want to get a master’s. I am very happy that I have more and more opportunities to perform.
Why
It was an obvious choice. A passion like mine demands to be lived out.
Elective Affinities
I am especially inspired by the poetry of Seamus Heaney and Rainer Maria Rilke, proofreading and translation work, autumn walks, rainy weather, and the sound of bagpipes.
2023
April
Dialogue of Keys II
Ammerbach with a Double M (and Voice)May
All in a Garden Green
Dance Melodies ... for Listening and WatchingBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
June
The Donkey’s Crown
Animals & Creatures Invite You to the FinissageBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
September
Biennale ReRenaissance 2023
Music and Might - Maximilian's Triumphal ProcessionBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
Maximilian’s Songs
Barfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
Le Diamante et la Marguerite
Trumpf 2Schmiedenhof; Rümelinsplatz, Basel
Triumphal procession
Trump 3St. Martin's Church Basel
Canterey
Trump 4Martinskirche, Basel
Pfiffer & Prosoner
Trump 5Martinskirche, Basel
October
Glickhaftig!
The Musical World of Felix PlatterBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
November
ぐるりよざ Gururiyoza!
Over the Seas with MusicBarfüsserkirche Historical Museum Basel