December 2021 Workshop registration
On Sunday December 12, 2021 from 3:00-4:30, the VdGS-NE presents its next special topics workshop entitled: “French Music for Everyone!” The presenter will be Carol Lewis.
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On Sunday December 12, 2021 from 3:00-4:30, the VdGS-NE presents its next special topics workshop entitled: “French Music for Everyone!” The presenter will be Carol Lewis.
We suggest that our members consult the New England Early Music Calendar to find out about and list events in New England that involve the viol.
On Saturday November 13, 2021 from 1:00-4:30, the VdGS-NE presents its next special topics workshop. We will have two presentations: “Twilight Music: Abel’s Pembroke Sonatas” presented by Arnie Tanimoto and “Figured Bass on Viol” presented by James Perretta.
On Sunday October 17, 2021 from 3:00-4:30, the VdGS-NE presents its next special topics workshop entitled: “Playford Tunes as Tech Hacks.” The guest presenter will be Tina Chancey.
We are pleased to announce the continuation of our successful online workshops with three monthly sessions held over Zoom on Sunday October 17, Saturday November 13, and Sunday December 12.
The 2020 Silbiger Concert which was canceled in the early days of the Pandemic has at long last been rescheduled. Schola Cantorum of Boston under the direction of Fred Jodry will present their program of English renaissance music for voices and viols November 12 in Boston and November 14 in Providence.
The Viola da Gamba Society-New England has awarded the 2020-2021 Gian Lyman Silbiger Grant to Mary Jodice and Carol Lewis for a concert entitled “Cries and Ballads of London” to be held at St. Andrew’s Church in Marblehead, MA. at 7:00pm on June 20, 2021.
Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 Silbiger Grant. Due to the ongoing pandemic there will be a few changes for this year to increase applicants’s flexibility.
On Saturday May 8, 2021 from 3:00-4:30, the VdGS-NE presents its next special topics workshop entitled: “What Strikes the Clock.” The guest presenters are Ros Morley and Larry Lipnik.
There are a number of different Low Latency audio platforms that gamba players are using to make music together when they can’t go to other people’s houses. The three most popular are called Soundjack, Jamulus and JamKazam.