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Christopher Wilson (b1951)

Christopher Wilson studied the lute at the Royal College of Music in London with Diana Poulton. Since leaving he has established himself as one of the leading lutenists in Great Britain, specialising in the performance of renaissance music. He has given many broadcasts on radio and television as soloist and as an ensemble performer. His concert tours have taken him to most countries of Europe, Scandinavia, the Baltic States, Russia, Hong Kong, Japan and the U.S.A.. As well as working with Shirley Rumsey in a duo, they co-direct their own ensemble, Kithara. Christopher Wilson has performed with many of the leading early music groups and his increasing interest in the lute song repertoire has led him to work with various song

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Discography

ANCIENT INSTRUMENTS (A GOLDEN TREASURY)	DALL'AQUILA / da CREMA: Ricercars / Intabulations / Dances	Early Music (The Glory of)
EARLY MUSIC FOR MEDITATION	Early Venetian Lute Music	ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN LUTE SONGS
English Popular Music (Music from the Time of the Spanish Armada, 1588) (The York Waits)	HOLBORNE / ROBINSON: Pavans and Galliards	Introduction to Early Music (An)
JOHNSON: Lute Music	MILAN / NARVAEZ: Music for Vihuela	MILANO: Fantasias, Ricercars and Duets
Three Elizabeths (The): A Musical Celebration of Britain through the Centuries	World of Early Music