As an early music singer and composer, N. Lincoln Hanks thrives in the outer regions of the music spectrum. Lincoln studied early music performance practice with Thomas Binkley at Indiana University’s Early Music Institute. While at IU he co-founded The Concord Ensemble, an a cappella group that won Grand Prize in the first Early Music America/Dorian Records Competition. Lincoln currently performs often as a singer with the baroque ensemble, Tesserae, and with several other vocal groups in th...show moreAs an early music singer and composer, N. Lincoln Hanks thrives in the outer regions of the music spectrum. Lincoln studied early music performance practice with Thomas Binkley at Indiana University’s Early Music Institute. While at IU he co-founded The Concord Ensemble, an a cappella group that won Grand Prize in the first Early Music America/Dorian Records Competition. Lincoln currently performs often as a singer with the baroque ensemble, Tesserae, and with several other vocal groups in the Los Angeles area. Lincoln’s compositions have been performed throughout the U.S. by many distinguished performing artists and groups, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Cyprus String Quartet, The Dale Warland Singers, and the California Bach Society. His epic solo piano work, Monstre sacré was recently featured on New Generations, a solo CD recording with Paul Barnes, pianist, under Philip Glass’ Orange Mountain Music label. Lincoln directs the composition program at Pepperdine University in Malibu, where he directs Pepperdine's The Pickford Ensemble, a premiere new music group that specializes in performing new works scored for film and other visual media. show less