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Roy Whelden (b. 1950) is an American composer and viola da gamba player. Born in New Hampshire and raised in the mountains of northern Pennsylvania, Whelden first learned to play the trumpet and cello. After studies at the Eastman School of Music and at Indiana University, he began playing the viola da gamba. He became a student of John Hsu at Ithaca, New York, and Thomas Brinkley in Bloomington, Indiana. Whelden has taught the viol and medieval fiddle and has performed with Sequentia, Ensemble Alcatraz, and American Baroque, among other no...read more