Born in Berkeley, French-American harpsichordist Lillian Gordis discovered the harpsichord at age five and moved to France at sixteen, where she studied with Pierre Hantaï and Bertrand Cuiller. Having garnered critical acclaim with her recordings of Bach and Scarlatti (“Diapason d’Or,” Diapason; “TTTT,” Télérama; France Musique; Gramophone), she performs internationally both as a soloist and in a duo with Jérôme Hantaï. As pedagogue, Lillian directs the historical

performance program at the University of Colorado Boulder as the Eaton Chair of Baroque Music, having previously served as Visiting Professor of Harpsichord at Oberlin Conservatory.

For this performance, Lillian delves into the rich and unusual universe of sixteenth-century English keyboard polyphony. Exploring the retrospective qualities of music by John Bull and William Byrd, two towering figures of Elizabethan music, the program offers an immersive journey into a rarely heard sound world. Highlights include a sneak peek into Lillian’s upcoming recording project, featuring the complete In nomines of John Bull alongside new commissions by Nico Muhly and Cashel Day-Lewis.