Mathilde Vialle, Thibaut Roussel and Ronan Khalil bring to life instruments from the collections of the Musée de la musique, in an English Salon where they are joined by tenor Zachary Wilder.
Keywords: Concert on period instruments, Early Music, Vocal Music
| Zachary Wilder | Tenor |
| Mathilde Vialle | Basse de viole Pitts 1679 |
| Thibaut Roussel | Archlute |
| Ronan Khalil | Virginal |
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