Daniel Swenberg plays a wide variety of lutes and guitars: baroque, renaissance, classical/romantic--small, medium, and large. He has been a regular with the Dryden Ensemble for over 15 years. Daniel schleps instruments throughout North America and Europe to play with a wide range of ensembles: the Metropolitan Operan, Carmel Bach Festival, Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations, on Broadway with Mark Rylance in Farinelli and the King, Mr. Jones & the Engines of Destruction, Opera Atelier/Tafelmusik, The New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Catacoustic Ensemble, Handel & Haydn, and many others. He has also accompanied Renee Fleming and Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall.

Daniel is on faculty at Juilliard’s Historical Performance program. He received awards from the Belgian American Educational Foundation (2000) for a study of 18th century chamber music for the lute, and a Fulbright Scholarship (1997) to study in Bremen, Germany. His programing integrates and emphasizes music with the history, sciences, economics, politics, and broader culture of its time—from Weiss to vice.

Siberian flutist Taya König-Tarasevich enjoys a distinguished international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer on historical flutes. A proud alumna of The Juilliard School, Taya serves as the co-founder and artistic director of the VERITÀ BAROQUE ensemble—an elite assembly of soloists committed to reimagining Baroque chamber music for the 21st century. Through the innovative use of immersive soundscapes and 360-degree video, VERITÀ BAROQUE transforms the traditional concert experience.

An acclaimed soloist, Taya has toured the globe, captivating audiences in numerous countries and performing under the baton of illustrious music directors. Taya’s Lincoln Center debut at Alice Tully Hall as a soloist with Masaaki Suzuki marked a milestone in her career, followed by high-profile engagements with ensembles such as Utopia and Les Arts Florissants. She has also appeared as a guest artist at prestigious festivals, including the Salzburg Festival, and received the Smithsonian Chamber Music Fellow-ship. Taya recently completed a prestigious three-month residency at Opéra de Paris, collaborating with acclaimed director Peter Sellars, street dancers, and musicians from around the world under Teodor Currentzis, embracing a shared vision of global unity and peace. Taya is fluent in English, German, Italian, and Russian, and she views music as the most universal and truthful language of all. With degrees from Germany, Switzerland, and the USA, she is on faculty at the University of Wisconsin.