Linda Kent
(harpsichord)
Linda Kent arrived in Melbourne in 1984 after completing a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of North Carolina as an organist. She later earned an MMus degree in harpsichord from the University of Melbourne and in 1996 furthered her studies at the Early Music Institute (University of Indiana) with Elisabeth Wright.
Linda has been a core member of the Elysium Ensemble and has performed with such notable artists as Walter van Hauwe, Han Tol and Stanley Ritchie. She has participated in many Australian and American music festivals as soloist and associate artist and regularly records for the ABC.
Her playing has been critically acclaimed for its sensitivity, insight and sense of style.
Her teaching appointments in Australia have included the University of Melbourne, the Victorian College of the Arts and La Trobe University.
