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Hailed by the New York Times as “Sophisticated and Beguiling and praised by the Los Angeles Times for their “astonishingly vital music-making, the award-winning, New York-based ensemble, REBEL (pronounced “Re-BEL) is one of North Americas top-tier ensembles specializing in 17th- & 18th-century repertoire performed on period instruments. Named after the innovative French Baroque composer Jean-Féry Rebel (1666-1747), REBEL was formed in The Netherlands in 1991; that same year the ensemble took first prize in the Van Wassenaer International Competition in Utrecht and gave their critically-acclaimed American début in New York City in 1992.

Arguably the most aired American baroque ensemble in the U.S. today, REBEL is regularly featured on the nationally syndicated shows Performance Today and Sunday Baroque, and has appeared several times on MPRs St. Paul Sunday. REBEL remains the only period instrument ensemble ever to have been awarded an artists residency at National Public Radio, has been featured on BBCs Radio 3 and has recorded over twenty CDs on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Naxos, Dorian, Sono Luminus, ATMA, Hänssler Classic and Bridge Records.

Join The Carlos Moseley Series for our 2022-23 season and experience world-renowned musicians at our Converse University Spartanburg campus. This season, we welcome acclaimed guest artists Wael Farouk, piano, Ying Quartet, Chanticleer, and REBEL Baroque ensemble. Admission includes access to our prestigious post-concert champagne and hors doeuvres receptions, where you can meet and talk with the performers after the concert.