October 10, 2026
Teresa Deskur
Teresa Deskur performs music on horn and recorder from the Medieval to present day. She balances a love for early music with a zeal for performing contemporary and classical works, eager to highlight both music that teaches us about the past and celebrates current innovations.
Teresa started playing recorder at age 5, and never stopped! She has performed with Tempesta di Mare, the Peabody Consort, the IEMF Festival Band, NYS Baroque, and Piffaro the Renaissance Band. Teresa has won first prize in several music competitions, including the 2023 Orpheus Virtual Recorder Competition, 2020 Boulder Bach Festival’s World Bach Competition, and 2016 Piffaro’s National Recorder Competition. She frequently enjoys duet recitals with Peabody colleague and collaborator Sarah Shodja.
As an educator and advocate for making music accessible and equitable, Teresa is passionate about community outreach. She enjoys leading workshops for American Recorder Society chapters, the North American Virtual Recorder Society, and the Amherst Early Music Festival.
Teresa is a co-founder of the Fanfare Youth Recorder Club, which brings together young recorder players from around the world to connect virtually and learn from one another. She has served as member of Early Music America’s Emerging Professional Leadership Committee as well as EMA’s Development Committee and is currently on the board for the Future in Music Mentorship Program.
Teresa received her bachelor’s in Horn Performance and Music Education with a minor in Historical Performance at Peabody Conservatory, where she studied horn with Wei-Ping Chou and recorder with Gwyn Roberts. She has directed concert and jazz bands in Owego, NY, and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in early music at McGill University.
November 7, 2026
Daphna Mor
Praised for her “astonishing virtuosity” (Chicago Tribune), Daphna Mor (recorders, voice, ney) is a versatile performer who has appeared as a soloist and ensemble member across Europe and the United States. Her solo appearances include the Tanglewood and Ravinia Festivals, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and London’s Saint Martin-in-the-Fields with Apollo’s Fire Orchestra, as well as performances with the New York Collegium, New York Early Music Ensemble, and Little Orchestra Society at Carnegie Hall. She was both soloist and ensemble player at the annual New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, directed by Kent Tritle.
As an orchestral musician, Mor has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the American Classical Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. She has performed in duo with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato on the In War and Peace album tour, and appears on Sting’s If On A Winter’s Night (Deutsche Grammophon).
A dynamic collaborator, Mor performs internationally with Basya Schechter’s Pharaoh’s Daughter and Rachid Hailial’s ensemble Layali al-Andalus, dedicated to Andalusian Moroccan music. She studied ney with Lebanese master Bassam Saba. Mor is also co-director, with Nina Stern, of the ensemble East of the River, which will open Music Before 1800’s 2025–2026 season and will return later in the season as soloist with Apollo’s Fire. www.eastoftherivermusic.com
Dedicated to the music of the Jewish diaspora, particularly Sephardic repertoire, Mor is the founder and director of Beineinu Mitzvah, a New York-based initiative cultivating Jewish cultural expression through modern, inclusive practice. She regularly performs and teaches liturgical music, and was invited to Mumbai to lead a workshop on Jewish diaspora melodies while learning local traditions. As a curator, she recently co-directed a program with Jeannette Sorrell for the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center.
An advocate for contemporary music, Mor has recorded for John Zorn’s Tzadik label and premiered David Bruce’s Tears, Puffes, Jumps, and Galliard with Metropolis Ensemble. She also co-composed and performed WAVES—a genre-blending work for recorders, voice, cello, and beatboxer—for Carolyn Dorfman Dance, presented at New York’s SummerStage and other venues.
Mor is a sought-after guest educator, teaching workshops and masterclasses across the U.S. She is also deeply committed to early childhood music education, leading programs for the Education Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
January 9, 2027
Alexa Raine-Wright
Known for her spirited and luminous sound, Baroque flute and recorder player Alexa Raine-Wright shares her eloquent interpretations with audiences across North America in solo, chamber and orchestral performances. Born in Ithaca, NY (USA), Alexa maintains an active career based in Montreal, QC (Canada).
Winner of several national and international competitions, Alexa was most recently awarded the Grand Prize as well as the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra Prize at the 2016 Indianapolis International Baroque Competition. She also won First Prize at the 2015 National Flute Association’s Baroque Flute Artist Competition (Washington, DC), Second Prize at the 2015 Mathieu-Duguay Early Music Competition (Lamèque, NB), the Most Touching Performance Award at the 2009 Montreal International Recorder Competition, and First Prize in the 2007 Piffaro Competition for Young Recorder Players (Philadelphia, PA).
Alexa is a founding member of the ensemble Infusion Baroque, winner of the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2014 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition in Chicago. She is also a member of the celebrated recorder quartet Flûte Alors!, and has performed with ensembles such as Arion Baroque Orchestra ,Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, Les Boréades, Clavecin en concert, Apollo’s Fire, The Boston Camerata, Ensemble Caprice, I Musici and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She has performed in music festivals across North America including the Montreal Baroque Festival, Montreal Bach Festival, Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Boston Early Music Festival, and Berkeley Festival & Exhibition. Alexa can be heard on recordings with Arion Baroque Orchestra, Infusion Baroque, Flûte Alors! and La Bande Montréal Baroque. Her debut album, “Platti: Flute Sonatas Op. 3” was released in 2019.
Alexa is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, where she studied with Claire Guimond (baroque flute) and Matthias Maute (recorder). She also studied with Cléa Galhano and Barbara Kaufmann (recorder), as well as Immanuel Davis and Beth Kelly (baroque flute).
February 13, 2027
Phil Hollar
Phil Hollar teaches recorder in Hickory, North Carolina. He is a frequent faculty member at workshops including Mountain Collegium Early Music and Folk Music Workshop, the Atlanta Mid-Winter Workshop, and the Triangle Recorder Society’s Spring Early Music Workshop. Phil has extensive experience leading American Recorder Society chapter playing sessions and has been invited to lead sessions nationwide. He served two terms as a board member for the American Recorder Society where he chaired the Play the Recorder Day Task Force and hosted the Chapter Rep Round Table discussions. Phil holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
May 8, 2027
Christine Rua
Chris Rua performs on a wide range of instruments including recorders, oboe, bagpipe, Renaissance reeds, percussion and as a vocalist. She has performed with the Quadrivium, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Libana, the Christmas Revels, Early Music New York, Piffaro, and Ex Umbris. She has taught at numerous Early Music and Dance workshops including Early Music Week at Pinewoods, of which she directed for three years, World Fellowship Early Music Week and at the Westminster Choir College, The Mideast Early Music Workshop, Mountain Collegium and at various American Recorder Workshops. She has played for English Country dancing from California to England, with Bare Necessities, for ECD Balls and at other dance weeks including the Berea Christmas Week, Buffalo Gap and English American Week at Pinewoods. Having completed a 10 year tour with Cirque du Soleil she now lives in Vermont performing, Baroque music, teaching and coaching ensembles at Seven Star Arts in Sharon VT and the Upper Valley Music Center in Lebanon NH. Chris’ most recent project is a live radio show called “Star Radio Hour” which she created and directs in Sharon, VT. This old timey radio show incorporates local talent and highlights a swing band, close harmony singers, poets, storytellers and fun ads from local sponsors. of North Carolina at Greensboro.
