Bruce Dickey is an American

cornett The cornett, cornetto, or zink is an early wind instrument that dates from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, popular from 1500 to 1650. It was used in what are now called alta capellas or wind ensembles. It is not to be confused ...

player. He is regarded as the doyen of the modern generation of cornett players, many of whom were his students at the

Schola Cantorum Basiliensis The Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (SCB) is a music academy and research institution located in Basel, Switzerland, that focuses on early music and historically informed performance. Faculty at the school have organized performing ensembles that hav ...

and Early Music Institute at Indiana University, or students of his students. In 1987 he founded the ensemble

Concerto Palatino The Concerto Palatino was a wind ensemble and important civic institution in Bologna associated with San Petronio. The band performed morning and evening concerts in the city. The Concerto Palatino began in the 13th century as a group of eight trum ...

with the Dutch baroque trombonist Charles Toet, following the name of the original eight-man ''Concerto Palatino della Signoria di Bologna'' of

San Petronio The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petronius ...

which was famed from 1530 to 1800.HMF
/ref> He is married to the American singer and conductor Candace Smith, with whom he founded Artemisia Editions, which specializes in publishing editions of 17th-century Italian sacred music. He attended Indiana University School of Music.

References

Bruce Dickey website at Concerto Palatino.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickey, Bruce Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Cornett players Indiana University faculty Jacobs School of Music alumni Academic staff of Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Schola Cantorum Basiliensis alumni American expatriates in Switzerland