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. […]

Powers Music School, founded by VdGS-NE founder Ellen Powers, remains a center for Boston area viol activities, offering both private lessons and coached consorts with Jane Hershey and private lessons with James Perretta. Several classes meet weekly during the year at various levels including consorts for experienced players, and and an ensemble skills class for […]

Welcome, Fall!  Come join the VdGS-NE for an informal afternoon of gently coached consort playing and socializing. This smaller sized and shorter than usual workshop is designed as a “Play-in”. Participants will be able to play in two sessions in two different groups. There will be opportunities for all levels; choose from Easy, Medium, or […]

On Saturday October 28, Ensemble Halcyon will present a one day Early Music workshop and concert at the Upper Valley Music Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The presenters will be Jane Hershey, Chris Rua, and Sarah Cantor. Classes of interest to viol players will include advanced renaissance mixed consort, beginning viol, viol consort, large ensemble […]

The New Haven-based Elm City Consort will collaborate with the vocal ensemble, The New Consort, in a program of sacred and devotional music by William Byrd called To Ornament Things Divine, celebrating the composer in the 400th year since his death. This project is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Silbiger Grant from the VdGS-NE. The […]