We are Sudbury's own early music chamber group! We play Baroque music on period instruments. Stay tuned for info on our upcoming 2026/27 Season!
Arianna is a Double Bassist, Viola da Gamba player, multi-instrumentalist, and writer living in Sudbury, Ontario. After starting her musical life in punk rock bands in high school, she began to study music as a last-minute decision that has reverberated throughout her life. Described as a “passionate performer” by her former teachers, She has been a visible feature stage right for the Sudbury Symphony and the North Bay symphony, where she has been sitting as the Principal Bass for many years. She has a Diploma in Music Performance from Cambrian College, a Bachelor’s Degree in music from the University of Ottawa, a Master’s Degree in Music Performance from the University of Akron, and an Artist’s Certificate in Performance of Early Music from the University of Toronto. Her teachers have included Dr. Jamie Arrowsmith, Dr. Vernon Regehr, David Currie, John Geggie, Sue Yelanjian, and Joëlle Morton, and she has studied at musical festivals under Ali Yazdanfar, Richard Myron, Meredith Johnson, and Joel Quarrington. She has performed in ensembles under the baton of Jean-Francois Rivest, Kent Nagano, Jeanne Lamon, and Ivars Taurins.
In her free time, Arianna continues to play popular music, performing with the Hilltoppers Jazz Band throughout their 2024 fall-winter season, and recording solo indie music as Grayce Aromantic.
Milas is a violinist living in Sudbury, Ontario. They studied at the Suzuki String School of Guelph under Paule Barselou and Witold Swoboda as a child, and then with Jerzy Kaplanek at Wilfrid Laurier University as a teen. They have since completed their ARCT in Violin Pedagogy. They currently play with the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra and the North Bay Symphony Orchestra as a season regular, and on occasion with the Timmins Symphony Orchestra and Whispering River. They also teach private lessons on the modern violin.