Alta has been performing in Connecticut since 1983, when it originally formed as La Primavera Consort. The verstale musicians of Alta specialize in the performance of wind music of the renaissance on period instruments including shawm, sackbut, recorder, curtal, flute, crumhorn and percussion. Alta derives its name from "alta cappella," the standard fifteenth century instrumental group consisting of two shawms and a sackbut. Previous Alta concerts include Music of the Spanish Renaissance, Into the Light, Chanson Rustique, Music of Henry VIII, and Odhecaton: 500 Years of Music Publishing celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first published book of polyphonic music. After many years of a great relationship with Trinity Episcopal Church, Alta is proud to be in its second year as Artists-In-Residence.

Peter Braunfield is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, where he majored in recorder and music education. Peter has studied recorder with Steve Rosenberg and Marion Verbruggen. He studied shawm and curtal under Marilyn Boenau and Dan Stillman, and Baroque tenor oboe under the auspices of Randy Cook. He has performed with The Five College Collegium Musicum in Amherst, Hartt School Collegium, University of Connecticut Collegium, The Connecticut Baroque Oboe Band, and the Boston Baroque Oboe Band. Peter performed in the premiere reconstruction of "Fat Kate's Wedding" (1688) on tenor oboe at The Amherst Early Music Festival, 1991. He is a music educator in the Wallingford school district.

Daniel Green has performed in masterclasses with Marion Verbruggen (recorder), and Wim Becu (sackbut) and has performed and recorded with The Grande Bande, ARTEK, Spiritus Collective, and the Amherst Early Music Festival. In addition he can be heard playing tuba with the Hartford Brass Quintet, Nutmeg Brass Quintet and the Hartford Pops Band. Mr. Green teaches instrumental music in the West Hartford Public Schools.

Gwendolyn Winkel received her Bachelors degree in music education and an artist diploma in clarinet performance from the Hartt School of Music, and a Master of Music degree from The Boston Conservatory. Additional studies include the Amherst Early Music Festival; Orvieto Musica in Orvieto, Italy; and the Sessioni Sienese for Music in Siena, Italy. Ms. Winkel performs with the Connecticut Valley Chamber Orchestra, Farmington Symphony, New Britain Symphony, Pioneer Valley Symphony, Massachusetts Wind Orchestra, Mostly Baroque Players, and the Noteworthy Trio. Ms. Winkel teaches instrumental music in the Simsbury Public Schools.