Thomas Ciul Harpsichords and Fortepianos, Smiths Creek MI USA


I have a very successful professional rental business. Touring groups and musicians both world famous and local need serious and dependable instruments for their performances. They don't need excuses. I can supply early keyboard instruments for historical performnve ranging fron the 15th thru early 19th centuries.


Here is a partial list of Ensembles and Musicians that have performed with my instruments:

Trevor Pinnock and The English Concert ( 3 tours)
Christopher Hogwood and the Acedemy of Ancient Instruments
Musica Antiqua Koln
I solisti de Zagreb
The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Camerata Bern
Moscow Virtuosi (3 tours)
Ars Poetica
The Detroit Symphony Orchesta
Gustav Leonhardt, Anner Bylsma,& Franz Bruggen
Igor Kipnis & Lynn Harrel
Jean Pierre Rampal (3 times)
Les Violons du Roy
The Australian Chamber Symphony
The Gothenburg Symphony
The Museum Trio with John Gibbons
Michgan Opera Theater
Tafelmusik
Ensemble Modern
The New York Chamber Orchestra
Boston Baroque
Edward Parmentier
Hesparion XX
The NHK Symphony Orchestra (Tokyo)
The Orpheus Chamber Ensemble
Nicholas McGegan
The New Baroque Soloists
Joseph Silverstein
Peter Sykes
Kathleen Battle
Issac Stern
Barry Tuckwell
Emma Kirkby
Simon Standage
The Lansing Symphony Orchestra
The Flint Symphony Orchestra
The International Symphony Orchestra
The Lake St Clair Symphony
The Clarion Symphony

I have supplied Instruments for the following:

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (over 15 years)
Michigan Opera Theater (over 10 years)
The University Musical Society of the University of Michigan (several
seasons)
Wharton Center at Michigan State University (over ten years)
The Michigan Bach Festival (several years)
The Lexington Bach Festival
The Interlochen Center for the Arts
Wayne St University (Detroit)



I have three CDs available featuring Trevor Stephenson , fortepiano on
Light & Shadow Inc. email trevor@trevorstephenson.com.

There is also a CD with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra featuring one
of my French doubles, in production.

My instruments have been heard in performance on National Public Radio
and on CBC Radio Canada.

One of my Flemish haspsichords was featured on a nationaly broadcast
television series - FX, episode, "The Brotherhood"

I have harpsichords in The United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany and
in England.


Main Page Email to tomciul@advnet.net