Sine Nomine

Sine Nomine is a Seattle-based, mixed-voice, chamber choir conducted by Anne Lyman. We specialize in the fine performance of early music, including sacred and secular works from all regions. Since Nomine Renaissance Choir, directed by Dr. Anne Lyman, was founded in 2008 by conductor Gary D. Cannon and singer/manager Pamela Silimperi. Sine Nomine is a mixed-voice chamber choir specializing in the fine performance of early music, including sacred and secular works from all regions. The ensemble’s repertoire ranges from the late Medieval to the Baroque, with special emphasis on Renaissance works of the 15th and 16th centuries. Most of the participants in Sine Nomine also sing in other choruses, ranging from church choirs to semi-professional ensembles. Current Music Director and Conductor Anne Lyman, 2016- Dr. Anne E. Lyman, DMA, serves as Director of Choral Activities at Tacoma Community College, Artistic Director of the Seattle Bach Choir, and Director of Music at Skyline Presbyterian Church in Tacoma. She is the founding and artistic director of Canonici, a Tacoma-based professional early music ensemble which has performed throughout the Puget Sound region and hosts the annual Tacoma Early Music Workshop. Dr. Lyman’s primary musical and scholarly pursuits include the Franco-Flemish school of Josquin Desprez, the vocal works of Peter Philips and other English recusant musicians, and early 17th-century German sacred music. Her performance and research have been generously supported by grants through the Fulbright Foundation, the Stanley Foundation, the Belgian American Education Foundation and the Tacoma Arts Commission. Dr. Lyman has conducted choirs throughout the United States and holds degrees from The College of Wooster, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Iowa and the Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium. Dr. Lyman lives in Tacoma, WA with her husband Zach, son Milo and daughter Eleanor. Interim Conductors for the 2015-16 season - Anne Lyman: Fall 2015 - Rebekah Gilmore: Spring 2016 Founding Music Director and Conductor - Gary D. Cannon, 2008-2015 Sine Nomine is a proud member of the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium (GSCC). For more information about Sine Nomine, to be placed on the mailing list, or to request an audition, please contact SineNomineSeattle@gmail.com.