The Catacoustic Consort is an early music chamber ensemble based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Annalisa Pappano, the artistic director, performs on viola da gamba, pardessus de viole, and lirone.
[1] In 2003 Catacoustic won the Grand prize in the Naxos/Early Music America recording competition for their performance of a selection of 17th century Italian laments, featuring Monteverdi's Lamento d'Arianna.
This performance was released on the Naxos label as a CD entitled The Italian Dramatic Lament in 2005.
[5] It has also played at Early Music in Columbus' concert series, and performed in Villa de Leyva, Colombia.