FREE Courtroom Concert: Cléa Galhano, recorder; Tulio Rondòn, cello; Tim Lovelace, piano

Hosted by composer Abbie Betinis, our popular Courtroom Concerts take place at noon most Thursdays in the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. This series features accomplished musicians and composers from the Twin Cities and surrounding area, as well as occasional musical newcomers to the area. These one-hour concerts are free and open to the public.

• Cléa Galhano, RECORDER
• Tulio Rondòn, CELLO
• Tim Lovelace, PIANO

About the Artists:

Brazilian recorder player Cléa Galhano is an internationally renowned performer of early, contemporary and Brazilian music. Galhano has performed in the United States, Canada, South America and Europe as a chamber musician, collaborating with recorder player Marion Verbruggen, Jacques Ogg, Belladonna Baroque Quartet and Kingsbury Ensemble.

As a featured soloist, Galhano has worked with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, New World Symphony, Musical Offering and Lyra Baroque Orchestra. Galhano studied in Brazil at Faculdade Santa Marcelina, the Royal Conservatory,The Hague, and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, as a Fulbright Scholar. She is the Music Director of the Recorder Orchestra of the Midwest. Ms. Galhano recently received the prestigious McKnight fellowship award, MSAB Cultural collaborative and MSAB Arts Initiative.

Currently, she is a faculty member at Macalester College, Adjunct Lecturer in Music, Recorder, and Coordinator of the HPI Academy at Jacobs School of Music, IN.

Ms. Galhano has eight recordings available on Dorian, Ten Thousand Lakes and Eldorado label. Clea is  the recipient of the National Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota and the American Recorder Society President’s Special Honor Award.

Cellist and Gambist Tulio Rondón performs throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as a soloist and chamber musician. Known for his vivid and passionate performances, he started his professional life early as principal cellist of the Aragua Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela. Tulio Rondón’s performance career has taken him all over the world, sharing the stage with many internationally celebrated artists. Born in Venezuela, Tulio Rondón began his cello studies through El Sistema. He received his Bachelor of Music from the Simón Bolivar Conservatory, his Master of Music from Miami University (Oxford, OH), and Doctoral Degree in performance at the University of Arizona. Pursuing his strong interest in historic performance practice, he continued his studies in The Netherlands, completing post-graduate studies on baroque cello and viola da gamba with Jaap ter Linden and Rainer Zipperling at The Royal Conservatory in The Hague. Tulio Rondón is in demand as a chamber musician and early music specialist. Currently Tulio Rondón is the violoncello professor at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.

Timothy Lovelace is a pianist, conductor, and head of the Collaborative Piano program at the University of Minnesota. He is an active recitalist, with performances at major venues such as Rio de Janeiro’s Sala Cecilia Meireles, Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Merkin Concert Hall. As a soloist, he has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä. Lovelace has collaborated with distinguished artists including Miriam Fried, Nobuko Imai, Robert Mann, Charles Neidich, Paquito D’Rivera, and Dawn Upshaw. For thirteen years, he served as a staff pianist at Ravinia’s Steans Institute. As a conductor, he has led the Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Symphonicity, and university orchestras in Cincinnati and Minnesota. A committed advocate for new music, he has premiered works by John Harbison, Osvaldo Golijov, and Libby Larsen. Lovelace has recorded for labels including Albany, Arabesque, Blue Griffin, Boston Records, MSR, and Naxos.