Conover Fitch, Frances

Frances Conover Fitch

Frances Conover Fitch helped found the groundbreaking ensemble for 17 th -century music, Concerto Castello, and has been described as a “delightfully inventive and compelling” continuo player. She has participated in major festivals, including Tanglewood, Aix-en-Provence, Tage Alter Musik (Regensburg), and the Boston EarlyMusic Festival.Ms. Fitch has recorded for Centaur, Erato, Nonesuch, and many national radio stations. Her playing has been noted for its “precision and delicacy of wit.”She was a member of the faculty of the Longy School of Music for nearly three decades, and served as Chair of its Early Music Department. In 2006, Longy awarded her the George Seaman Award for Excellence in the Art of Teaching.Ms. Fitch teaches at Tufts and Brandeis, and at New England Conservatory; she has been Guest Professor at Ferris University in Yokohama, Japan. She is co-author of the figured bass workbook, Running the Numbers.