Calling all viol players! Do you want to perform at BEMF? The Gamba Gamut, a VdGSA-sponsored showcase of short performances by soloists and ensembles, will take place at Gordon Chapel at Old South Church on Friday, June 9 from 9:30am-1:30pm. This is a great opportunity to perform during BEMF. Please submit your Gamut proposal by […]
VdGS-NE Saturday Zoom Early Music Practice Sessions continue! Feeling all alone when you practice? Want to practice but just can’t get started? Would having some company help? FREE, no-risk, no-commitment! All players invited! All instrument types welcome!
The sale of Martha and Hannah Davidson’s music collection is so far a huge success. Hundreds of titles have been sold and we have raised almost $10,000 to further the mission of our society! We are now entering the final phase of the project as we hope to have as much as possible sold by […]
The next granting period of the Silbiger Grant for voices and viols is now open. Submit your application for performances in the 2023-2024 academic year by April 15. Consult the full page about this program for full information and to submit your application!
Temple Beth David of Westwood will be offering a special Jewish Sabbath service with musicians from the Viola da Gamba Society of New England on Friday, December 16, 2022. This service is supported by the 2022-23 Gian Silbiger grant for music with viol players and singers. The Shabbat service begins at 6:30 pm at Temple Beth […]
On Sunday, August 28, you are invited to a musical open house at the Davidson home in memory of Martha, Hannah, and Bruce. The house has a long tradition of hosting viol consorts of various sizes. Together with Elizabeth, Hannah’s sister, we are hosting this event to honor that tradition, and to give the early […]
Hannah R. Davidson January 10, 1958 – May 31, 2022 Hannah Davidson of Belmont Massachusetts, passed comfortably, at home, on May 31, 2022 after a long hard battle against breast cancer. Her parents Bruce C. Davidson and Martha W. Davidson of Belmont, Massachusetts preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister Elizabeth Davidson […]
Long & Away presents a brand new program for voices and viols celebrating the many delights of spring! This tour of 16th-c. Europe features works by Lassus, Senfl, Marenzio and others that explore age old themes of love, nature, dancing, and drinking. You’ll hear morning birdsong, nighttime meditations, rarefied musings on love, and rustic songs […]
The next granting period of the Silbiger Grant for voices and viols is now open. Submit your application for performances in the 2022-2023 academic year by April 15.
The Gian Lyman Silbiger Grant for 2021 has been awarded to Boston-based soprano Elise Groves and viol consort Long & Away (Anne Legêne, viol player/organizer). Their concert “So Trinken Wir Alle” will take place twice next June in Boston and Shirley, MA, and will likely be filmed as well to share with those unable to […]