The African Renaissance Ensemble

OUR MUSICIANS

The African Renaissance Ensemble is unique in our collection of musicians, all professional or professional level, yet making this music for the love of playing, rather than for money. We hold two weekly rehearsals, one for instruments and one for voices, with tutti rehearsals leading up to concerts.

Adam H. Golding
Musical Director
Recorders
Mandolin
Tenor (voice)

John Reid Coulter
Keyboards
Recorders
Crumhorns

Kaleem Ahmid
Recorders

Hilton Anspach
Contrabass

Isabella Bonnet
Baroque viola
Baroque violin

Dillon Davie
Baroque Guitar
Lute
Theorbo

Andrew Gould
Bass (voice)

Doron Kanar
Baritone (voice)
Sackbut

Glynnis Kanar
Soprano (voice)

Caren Kleynhans
Recorders

Caleb Lester
Baritone (voice)
Sackbut

Handri Lootz
Traverso

Esté Meerkotter
Soprano (voice)
Traverso
Recorders

Bryan Moore
Cello

Leigh Nudelman
Soprano (voice)
Percussion

Joao Carlos Ribeiro
Countertenor (voice)
Percussion

Tanya Spiller
Baroque violin
Viola da Gamba

Margot Smythe
Baroque cello

Ute Smythe
Baroque violin
Baroque viola

Jesse Stevens
Bass voice
Sackbut

John Warner
Baroque viola
Baroque violin

Previous Members

We want to mention all of our previous members: Henna Davie (alto voice), Cecelia Kok (soprano voice), Alexandra Leisegang (violin), Carmen Mičić (alto voice), Moagi Mpshe (violin), Jake Nudelman (baritone voice), Clare Vandeleur (cello) and Jessica Vandeleur (violin). Thank you all for your roles in making the ensemble a reality!

We would also like to thank all of our previous guest artists, who contributed hugely to past performances: Waldo Alexander (violin), Gerhard Bernade (dulcian), Eriel Huang (violin), Hendri Liebenberg (sackbut), Motshwane Pege (percussion), Justin Sasman (slide trumpet), Berthine van Schoor (cello), Chris van Staden (baritone voice), Juretha Swanepoel (viola), and Michael Watt (virginal).