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.

2024

November

Du Fay 550

Music for a lifetime
Sun 24.11.24 18:15 Concert

Barfüsserkirche
Historisches Museum Basel

Du Fay 550

Music for a lifetime
Tue 26.11.24 18:15 Concert

Barfüsserkirche
Historisches Museum Basel

December

Now sing and rejoice

Sing-along Concert
Sun 29.12.24 17:45 Workshop 18:15 Concert

Barfüsserkirche

2025

September

Festival 2025 «ARCADIA»

Fri 26.09.25 until 28.09.2025

Basel, Martinskirche