The board members of the Viola da Gamba Society - New England all feel that this fiscal year would be a good time to show our appreciation for the current recording/corresponding secretary, Martha Davison. It is high time that Martha be recognized for all that she has done, and continues to do, to support and promote viol playing in New England and beyond.
Schedule · July 13-24, 2018 in Brescia, Northern and Central Italy.
Come to Brandeis University on Sunday, April 29 to enjoy this year’s spring workshop, entitled “Music at the Württemberg Court and beyond”. The directors are Anne Legêne and Karen Burciaga, members of Long and Away Consort of Viols. Local coordinators are Hannah Davidson and Alexandra Hawley. For more info, see Workshop Flyer.
The application period is now open, with a deadline of June 15, 2018. Notice of the Selection Committee’s decisions will be given by July 15, 2018. Performances must occur between Sept. 1 2018 and Aug. 31, 2019. To access the online application, please click on “Grants” in the top menu bar. Email questions to silbiger@vdgsne.org
This is an intensive mini-course on 16th century music theory as it was practiced at the time.
The 2017 winter workshop took place on Saturday, January 27 at Brandeis University, and was directed by Patricia Ann Neely. The title of the workshop: “William White and Shades of White – William White and his Contemporaries”.
The Viola da Gamba Society-New England is pleased to announce this year’s grant recipient for the Gian Lyman Silbiger Grant – Joshua Garvey, who has organized a special project in collaboration with three Boston Area organizations: The Home for Little Wanderers, The Triangle Program, and Tunefoolery.
Fall Workshop: October 28, 2017. “Make a Joyful Noise: Psalms, Hymns and (mostly) Spiritual Songs: Byrd, Billings and Beyond” – Roland Hutchinson, director
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The Ferrabosco Project The 2001-2002 season marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Viola da Gamba Society-New England. To celebrate the occasion the Society wanted a permanent memento, and decided a collaborative CD was appropriate. Founding member Bruce Bellingham suggested a subject for the CD, the complete four-part fantasias of Alfonso Ferrabosco II.