Florence Bolton

Viola da gamba player Florence Bolton is the co-founder and an artistic director of the early music ensemble La Rêveuse. She has also performed and recorded with other French groups in the historical performance field. Bolton began to perform with early music groups such as Doulce Mémoire and Le Poème Harmonique. She made her recording debut in 2004 with the latter group under leader Vincent Dumestre on an album of music by Antoine Boësset. That year, Bolton and theorbo player Benjamin Perrot formed the historical performance ensemble La Rêveuse. The two continued to lead the group as of the early 2020s, with Bolton serving as artistic director. Bolton and La Rêveuse released the album Le Concert des Oiseaux in 2023.