Trained as a classical violinist, Émilie Brûlé began playin the vielle in chamber music ensembles at McGill University, where she met the other members of La Rota.  While at McGill, Émilie specialized in early music performance, studying baroque violin with Helene Plouffe.  Accomplished in many genres and styles, Émilie has a strong interest in folk music, and performs regularly with her folk ensemble Feux d’Archetistes.  She is an active participant in Montreal’s baroque music scene, and has played her violin with La Nouvele Sinfnie, Les Boreades (with the recording Beatles Baroque III), the Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal, the Bach Academie and the Telemann Ensemble.  With la Rota, Émilie is enjoying taking her vielle further afield, with recent performances in New York, England, and throughout Eastern Canada.

Sarah Barnes
soprano

Tobie Miller
recorder, hurdy gurdy,
soprano

Émilie Brûlé
vielle

Esteban LaRotta
lute, harp, tenor