Daniel Zuluaga – Blue Heron

Colombian lutenist and guitarist Daniel Zuluaga has been praised for his “rhythmic vitality and fine sense of color” (Washington Post), and for his “great inventiveness” as an accompanist (San Francisco Classical Voice). A Juno award winner (2016), he performs regularly with leading orchestras in the US and Canada, including Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy, L’Harmonie des Saisons, San Diego Bach Collegium, and the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. Also an avid researcher, Mr. Zuluaga holds a PhD in musicology from the University of Southern California (2014); he has published articles on the early history of the guitar and won several awards for musicological studies. Mr. Zuluaga is based in Montreal and is visiting faculty at the Universidad Central in Bogotá, Colombia. He is currently preparing a solo baroque guitar recording of the music of Henry François de Gallot.

Blue Heron is engaged in the exploration of Renaissance and medieval vocal music, putting the study of original sources in the service of vivid live performance. Widely regarded as the finest ensemble of its type in North America, Blue Heron presents a subscription series in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a catalog of exceptional recordings is available on the Blue Heron label. The ensemble’s accolades include the 2018 Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music, making Blue Heron the first group from outside Europe to receive the award; the Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society; and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Touring engagements have taken the group across the United States, Canada, England, and Europe.

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