A native of Ontario, Canada, Peter Cama-Lekx performs
regularly on period violin and viola as well as medieval strings.
He is a founding member of the early music ensemble Cascata
and has performed with Music for a while, Cambridge
Concentus, Heliotrope Consort and the Harvard Baroque
Chamber Orchestra.
Known also for his exciting interpretations of
contemporary music on modern viola, he is an active performer
in small chamber ensembles and orchestras throughout New England.
He is also a skilled choral singer and has held various positions
in church choirs. While serving as the String Department Assistant
and a viola Teaching Assistant at Boston University, Peter won
a 2005 award in recognition of his performing talents and dedicated
service to Boston University's String Department.
Peter recently completed his Performance Diploma
at Boston University where he studied viola with Michelle LaCourse
and Baroque violin/viola with Jane Starkman. He also holds both
a Masters degree (Penn State University) and a Bachelors degree
(Wilfrid Laurier University) in Viola Performance.
Instruments
Viola by John Newton, Toronto, 1996. Cutout model.
Baroque Violin by Jay Haide, 2006.
Baroque Viola by Warren Ellison, Vermont, 2007.