Viola da Gamba Society

Viola da Gamba Society

New England

Promoting the Viol

since 1976

Illustration from Nicolas Bonnard Gentil-homme jouant de la viole 1688

Choose from the following to get the latest VdGS-NE News and Happenings!

Concert Announcement!! February 26th, 2010 in Cambridge Mass - Vittorio Ghielmi, viola da gamba & Luca Pianca, lute; Click here for more information!!

Announcing the next Viola da Gamba Society - New England workshop!! to be held Saturday, February 20, 2010; Alison Crum and the Rose Consort (Alison Crum, Roy Marks, Ibi Aziz and JohnBryan) will present this workshop on the worksof Ferrabosco the Elder. Click here for the details, and to register for this important event!

The Rose Consort will be presenting a lecture and concert, on Friday, February 19, 2010 at Lindsay Chapel, First Church, Congregational in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the USA. This opportunity is not to be missed!! Check the details here!

Announcing Alison Crum's New Book "The Viol Rules" - Get your copy at the Spring Workshop; Click here for details;

The Winter 2010 Viola da Gamba Society - New England Newsletter is now available online!

Included in this newsletter:

Details of the VdGS-NE 2010 Winter Workshop mentioned above, led by Alison Crum and the Rose Consort, as well as information about their upcoming concert;
Spring 2010 VdGS-NE Workshop information: Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Hancock Church in Lexington. The workshop is being organized by Martins Aldins and Hannah Davidson and will be presented by "A Joyful Noyse";
A report on the Fall 2009 VdGS-NE workshop, "Wellesley - Bridging the Centuries: Music for Voices and Viols" - a great success!
Details on the fabulous Silbiger Grant Christmas Eve Service!
Membership Information and Reminder;
Information on Early Music Week at the World Fellowship Center, Conway, N.H. June 23 – July 2, 2010;
The Cambridge Society For Early Music presents a series of concerts January 14th, 2010 through January 18th, 2010;
Find Out!! Was Alfonso Ferrabosco I a spy??
Rental Viols are available at Powers Music School - reasonable rates!!
Boston Early Music Festival concert for lute and viol, Feb 26th, 2010;

- Back issues of the newsletter are also available online;

New Music for Viols! Take a look at these pieces for Viol written by a Boston area composer and viol player. Download and play them for Free!!

Viols and Bows For Sale! Click on the Bulletin Board below to find out about them! Oh, you can also get your bow rehaired or even buy a harpsichord!!

The VdGS-NE supports the aims of the Viola da Gamba Society of America, with special attention to viola da gamba activities in New England. These aims are to promote interest in the Viola da Gamba by educational and artistic programs such as workshops, lectures, master classes, and concerts.

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