Susie Napper is a Montreal-based gambist and cellist , of British origin, specializing in Baroque repertoire, active in Canada and internationally.
Susie Napper studied at the Guildhall School of Music in London , the Juilliard School of Music in New York and the Paris Conservatoire.
In the 1980s, she played in the orchestra of Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie .
In 1985, with Margaret Little , she created Les Voix Humaines , a duet of Montreal viola da gamba .
She was co-founder and director of the San Francisco Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and is principal cellist of the "Studio de Musique Ancienne" in Montreal . She teaches at McGill University in Montreal and in 2001 founded the "Montreal Baroque International Festival".
Susie Napper plays a bass Barak Norman viol made in London in 1703 and was the possession of the Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli .
1984: Medea Marc-Antoine Charpentier
1997: " The Nymphs of the Rhine, Vol.1 " by Johannes Schenck
1998: " The Nymphs of the Rhine, Volume 2 " by Johannes Schenck
" Poeticall Musicke " by Tobias Hume
" The 4 Seasons " by Christopher Simpson
Complete discography of " Concerts with two viols esgales "
of Sieur de Sainte-Colombe (4 double CDs)
The Human Voices ensemble (Susie Napper and Margaret Little ) has received numerous awards:
Diapason of gold
Shock of the World of Music
Repertoire-Classica 10
Classics Today 10/10
Opus Prize 2007 from the Conseil quebecois de la musique