Mark Rimple

Mark Rimple has garnered critical notice for his interpretation of early music from national newspapers and journals including the Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Early Music America, and Early Music (UK).

He is a founding member of the vocal-instrumental ensemble TREFOIL and appears frequently with viola da gambist Mary Springfels’ ensemble Severall Friends (Santa Fe, NM). He has appeared with The Folger Consort, The Newberry Consort, Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, The Nota Bene Viol Consort, The King’s Noyse, Les Delices and Blue Heron, Ex Umbris (at the Clinton White House), New York’s Ensemble for Early Music, Mélomanie, Pomerium, Tempesta di Mare, Network for New Music, Seven Times Salt, The Brandywine Singers, Cygnus Ensemble and the GEMS production of The Play of Daniel. His CD of solo Italian lute music for three different instruments (Tre Liuti, available on CDBaby, ITunes, etc.) received highly favorable reviews.

Mark principally plays medieval and Renaissance lute, archlute, gittern, citole, psaltery, cittern, and viol. In early 2023, he will make a recording of solo works for archlute and classical guitar (playing without nails) featuring works by Bach (BWV 1004 and 998) on archlute, and guitar repertoire by Villa Lobos, Tansman, Mompou, and Turina Before his early music career, he was an accomplished classical guitarist, specializing in new music. Mark has recorded early and new music as countertenor and lutenist with the Newberry Consort, Trefoil, Seven Times Salt, and Cygnus Ensemble and has performed with The Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra and Curtis Orchestra (on mandolin), The Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra (lute), Network for New Music (lute, guitar, mandolin) and The Philadelphia Classical Symphony (guitar).

Mark is a Professor of Music Theory and Composition at The Wells School of Music at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.