Join us for an informal afternoon of gently coached consort playing and socializing at the Powers Music school in Belmont MA on November 23, 2025. At this Play-in, participants will be able to play in two sessions in different groupings. This event is suitable for all levels of players. When you register, you can choose […]
We are pleased to announce this year’s Silbiger Grant recipients! Loren Ludwig and colleagues will present music for voices and viols from c.1800 from the Northampton area, performed on New England viols built in the early 1800s. Made in the Valley: 19th-C. Music for Viols and Voices from the Connecticut River Valley October 18, 2025 […]
Applications are now open for the next round of Silbiger Grants. This grant now provides support of $200 per viol player for performances and worship services featuring voices and viols during the 2025-2026 academic year. The deadline to apply is May 15, with notification of the results by June 22.
Join us at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Lincoln MA, on April 26, 2025 for “Dowland: A World of Music for Viol Consorts.” This is a full-day, in-person workshop on the music of John Dowland directed by Carol Lewis, viol, and Chris Henriksen, plucked strings, along with coaches Karen Burciaga, Guinevere Fridley, and James Perretta, […]
Welcome, Fall! Join us for an informal afternoon of gently coached consort playing and socializing at the Powers Music school in Belmont MA on November 24, 2024. At this Play-in, participants will be able to play in two sessions in different groupings. This event is suitable for all levels of players. When you register, you […]
On Sunday October 27 from 12-3PM, the VdGS-NE is happy to offer a Masterclass with Venetian viola da gambist Cristiano Contadin. Cristiano performed with his ensemble Opera Prima on last year’s BEMF concert series and appears with the Henry Purcell Society of Boston next month. The event is open to both performers and auditors and […]
Join us for a full-day, in-person workshop led by the renowned Arcadia Viols: Robert Eisenstein, Jane Hershey, Anne Legêne, and Alice Robbins. This workshop honors our friend Will Ayton, esteemed composer, viol player, and Emeritus professor at Roger Williams University. It was originally planned for Jan. 2021 and postponed because of the pandemic, and VdGS-NE is […]
We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Silbiger Grant! The Longy School of Music Viol Consort will present a program of music by Jewish composers this fall. The performance will take place at Kehillat Israel located at 348 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA on November 17th at 3pm. The consort consists of viol […]
On Saturday September 7, join the Upper Valley Music Center in Lebanon NH for a day immersed in early music, led by UVMC’s own Chris Rua, along with guest musicians Jane Hershey and Dan Meyers. Early music lovers are invited to spend a day learning, playing, and enjoying great music on recorder and viola da […]
Applications are now open for the next round of Silbiger Grants. This grant now provides support of $200 per viol player for performances and worship services featuring voices and viols during the 2024-2025 academic year. The committee has decided to modify the timeline, moving the deadline to June 1.
In our first full length workshop since winter of 2020, the VdGS-NE is pleased to welcome the New York-based consort Parthenia to teach a workshop called Continental Connections: European Influences and Cross-cultural Exchange in English Viol Consort Music. The directors are Lisa Terry and Lawrence Lipnik with Rosamund Morley and Beverly Au as assisting faculty. […]