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Her Majesty's Noyse is a unique early music ensemble containing the rarely heard liuto cantabile, a ten-string mandocello and a member of the mandolin family.
Her Majesty's Noyse concertizes regularly throughout the Bay Area, providing striking arrangements of early music (pre-1750) that will delight your guests and bring distinction and elegance to your special event.
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Repertoire spans over 800 years of music history, and includes carefully selected, exquisite masterpieces from the late Medieval period, such as the Cantigas of King Alfonso X "The Wise" (1221-1284); the Renaissance period, including music from the court of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603); and the Baroque period, including delicate arrangements of the virtuoso dance suites of J.S. Bach (1685-1750).
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Todd Billeci, Liuto Cantabile
Beginning his formal music training in cello at 6 years old, Todd brings a wealth of experience in cello, harpsichord, and viola da gamba early music performance practice to his interpretation of music for liuto cantabile.
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Todd studied music at the National Cello Institute, University of the Pacific Conservatory Music, University of California, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Throughout his career, Todd has won numerous regional, national, and international competitions, music scholarships, and awards. Todd has studied solo and ensemble performance with instructors such as Elaine Thornburgh, Nicole Paiment, Anatole Leikin, Carolyn McIntosh, Roy Milan, Jack Tuttle, and Nicola Swinburne, and preformed in master classes with world-class artists such as Yo-Yo Ma. While studying Chemistry at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Todd organized the UCSC Chamber Music Society which engaged faculty and small ensembles in coaching and live performance series. Todd also performed as principal cellist in the UCSC orchestra and cello soloist in the UCSC contemporary chamber players, bringing the works of noted 20th century composers on tour throughout the Bay Area under the direction of John Ford. While studying Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, Todd performed in the unique, all-scientist UCSF orchestra, a highly successful ensemble which has endured under the direction of Stephen Paulson as Symphony Parnassus and was hailed by Michael Tilson Thomas as "The best of the Bay Area's community musicians." Also at UCSF, Todd presented monthly chamber music concerts in Reading Room of the Main Campus library, concertizing there as a soloist and with his piano trio. Todd performs on liuto cantabile as a member of the duo Her Majesty's Noyse as well as with the San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra, Aurora Mandolin Orchestra, and various chamber groups.
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