Eric Miller, viola da gambist and cellist (baroque and modern), performs in Aplomb, ViolMedium (violmedium.org), and the Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble (wisconsinbaroque.org). A leader in promoting historical performance and the viola da gamba in Wisconsin, he directs the Madison Youth Viol Consort and has been on the faculty at the Madison Early Music Festival. Eric studied cello at Northern Illinois University and the University of Wisconsin while teaching himself viola da gamba. Since that time,, he has taken lessons from masters such as Catharina Meints and Josh Lee which have greatly informed his playing. Eric recently released a recording of virtuosic works for solo viol by Le Sieur de Machy and Johannes Schenck, available through his website, www.millerstrings.com