May Robertson

I'm a professional violinist. I play baroque violin, viola and vielle (a medieval fiddle) with a range of leading groups. I'm a creative musician with a natural instinct for improvisation. I also enjoy art, writing, and (strangely) looking at data. mayrobertson.com

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Violin sitting around

Photo: Simon Richardson

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#violin in the forest

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Couperin on the violin

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Pyramus and Thisbe. 1878. Francois Alfred Delobbe. French. 1835-1915. B&W photo print.     http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld (details) by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

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** Peacock fan **

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We passed the Solstice, and now the only way is up! Lovely ecclesiastically-inspired staircase in York, near St Mary's Abbey. #England #createexplore #york #joglaresa #agameoftones

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Thy truth then be thy dower,

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#TryThisAtHome #GoThere #EvenThinkAboutIt #Bother

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Saturday 2 December 2017 at 4.30pm Mulled apple juice served from 4pm St Mary’s Church, Causeway, Horsham RH12 1HE Tickets £13, under 18s £6 Monteverdi: A Christmas Vespers Elgar: The Snow Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium Tavener: The Lamb Violins Judy Tarling, May Robertson Cello Louise Jameson Organ David Hansell Here’s a list of the music we are singing. Greatly looking forward to being accompanied by some very experienced and lovely baroque string players! A first for us, following on from our successful concert featuring sackbuts last year. Christmas Vespers Domine ad adiuvandum - Monteverdi Dixit Dominus - Anerio Confitebor tibi Domine - Monteverdi (Soprano: Jenny Hansell) Beatus Vir - Monteverdi Laudate pueri - Nanino Laudate Dominum - Monteverdi Christe Redemptor omnium - Monteverdi Magnificat - Monteverdi plus the following seasonal pieces: The Snow - Elgar The Lamb - Tavener In freezing winter - Britten O magnum mysterium - Lauridsen

Lots of Monteverdi coming up - hurrah

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Closeups and painted edges

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JS Bach: Sarabanda from the D minor Partita - May Robertson, violin

May Robertson plays the Sarabanda from JS Bach's D minor Partita for solo violin, live at Glastonbury Abbey in September 2017.

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Busy atm . . . . . . #music #instamusic #joglaresa #medieval #medievalmusic #whitefloorboards #artistslife #instaclassical #oldmusic #musicamedieval #aquietstyle #noinstrumentsonthefloor #vielle #earlymusic #periodinstruments #violin #geige #violinist #musik #medievalfiddle #floorgoals #woodfloor #woodworks

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Time to sing for Mary

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I found the resistance in #Dorking .... #attractivenoticeboard #choralsocietygig #vaughanwilliams #wellbachtoday

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Joglaresa

Joglaresa 5 Vocalists with medieval folk instruments Sponsored by Buyrite Tyres Programme Convent of Las Huelgas Spain C14th Verbum bonum Vinum bonum

You get to see the programme

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The thought of the Deep Arctic is deeply deeply exciting. #leith #boats