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Anthony Rooley (born 10 June 1944 inLeeds) is a Britishlutenist.
In 1969, Rooley founded and directed theearly musicensembleThe Consort of Musicke, which continues to be one of the chief vehicles for his inspiration, among many other activities and interests. He has recorded extensively and continues to perform solo and duo repertoire withsopranosEvelyn Tubb and former partnerEmma Kirkby.[citation needed]
Anthony was appointedYork Early Music Festival vice president in 2008. He continues regular work as a visiting professor at theSchola Cantorum Basiliensis, where he is director of AVES -Advanced Vocal Ensemble Studies.[1] Most recently he has been appointed a visiting professor at the Orpheus Institute, Ghent, under the heading "Developing a Practical Philosophy of Performance." In 2003, 2005 and 2007 he undertook four-month residencies atFlorida State University, holding graduate seminars and directing productions. In 2003 this included a fully staged version ofSemele byJohn Eccles; in 2005 a ‘first’ Conference on John Eccles; 2007 focused onThe Passions ofWilliam Hayes.[citation needed]
Writing and research are of great importance, to develop and extend the repertoire; plans for the future include more time for writing. Recently, Anthony has turned to the 18th and 19th centuries, as part of his continuing project to search out the best of forgotten English music. In 2004 he directed performances, live and on CD, of themadrigals andpart-songs ofRobert Lucas Pearsall, and in 2005The Passions byHandel’s contemporary and champion,William Hayes, which was revived for the Weimar Festival in 2006.[citation needed]
