Our mission
Welcome to baroquelute.com, Internet home of Timothy Burris, lute & guitar and the ensemble ScheckMate, which features cellist Raffael Scheck.
Our aim is to bring (e)motion to music, and we hope you are inspired by what you find here to attend our performances.
Concerts/classes
As a soloist, Timothy Burris offers programs ranging from the French, Italian and German Baroque on lute and theorbo, as well as classical guitar works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
ScheckMate specializes in works for theorbo and cello from the Baroque, as well as works for guitar and cello from the first half of the 19th century. Their repertoire also includes transcriptions of early 20th century works by Villa-Lobos, Granados, et alia.
Recordings
See the Recordings and Reviews pages for more information.