Viola da gamba players are a special breed — a tiny subset in the already small world of early classical music. They rarely meet their own kind, but once a year they come together for a week in July ...
Last year around this time, Ronn McFarlane and Carolyn Surrick, who are usually quite busy with their early music ensembles, had the time and space to finally make music together. That special musical ...
The viola da gamba, Jordi Savall said, “started a long sleep” around 1800, when the instrument fell out of widespread favor. Savall is one of the world’s leading gamba players, and on Sunday afternoon ...
On August 29 at Lotte Concert Hall, the rarely seen early music instrument, the viola da gamba, appeared on stage. The viola da gamba is similar in size and shape to the cello, but it has six or seven ...
Sarah Mead discovered her sound at a young age through a unique instrument — the viola da gamba. Familiarly known as the ‘viol’ with a similar appearance to a cello, this instrument has six strings, ...
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Viola da gamba players are a special breed — a tiny subset in the already small world of early classical music. They rarely meet their own kind, but once a year they come together for a week in July ...