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“Musick’s Recreation”: At-Home Viol Playing in 17th Century Massachusetts

“Musick's Recreation:” At-Home Viol Playing in the 17th Century Massachusetts Since the onset of the pandemic, the home has become the center of musical activity for professional and amateur musicians alike. Our performance/lecture will explore at-home music making in 17th century Massachusetts through a historical lens. We will introduce several individuals known to have owned […]

“Musick’s Recreation:” At-Home Viol Playing in 17th and 18th Century Massachusetts

Sudbury History Center and Museum 288 Old Sudbury Road, Sudbury

We hope you'll join us at 6pm on Saturday, November 6 or 6pm on Saturday, November 20 at the Sudbury History Center and Museum to experience 17th and 18th century music intended for at-home entertainment in a house built c1730! About Musick's Recreation Building on the music and information presented in our short video, "Home […]

$15

“Musick’s Recreation:” At-Home Viol-Playing in 17th and 18th Century Massachusetts

Sudbury History Center and Museum 288 Old Sudbury Road, Sudbury

We hope you'll join us at 6pm on Saturday, November 6 or 6pm on Saturday, November 20 at the Sudbury History Center and Museum to experience 17th and 18th century music intended for at-home entertainment in a house built c1730! About Musick's Recreation Building on the music and information presented in our short video, "Home […]

$15

“Musick’s Recreation:” At-Home Viol-Playing in 17th and 18th Century New England

East Central Community College Union

Presented by East Central Community College Matinee Series Join us in an exploration of at-home music making on the viol in 17th and early 18th century America. We will focus on a few documented viol owners in colonial Massachusetts as well as viol players who were left out of historical records, connecting what we can […]

“Musick’s Recreation:” At-Home Viol-Playing in 17th and 18th Century New England

First Congretational Church of St. Louis 6501 Wydown Blvd, Clayton

Presented by Early Music Missouri Tickets available at the door Join us in an exploration of at-home music making on the viol in 17th and early 18th century America. We will focus on a few documented viol owners in colonial Massachusetts as well as viol players who were left out of historical records, connecting what […]

$20

Lyracle with Barbara Lambert

Colonial Society of Massachusetts 87 Mount Vernon Street, Boston

Lyracle joins historian Barbara Lambert, editor of Music in Colonial Massachusetts, to explore at-home music making on the viol in 17th and early 18th century America. An introduction by Barbara Lambert will precede this special version of our program "'Musick's Recreation:' At-home Viol-Playing in 17th and 18th century Massachusetts." In this program, we focus on […]

Free

Molza: Music for a Muse

Person Recital Hall 181 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill

We celebrate the talents and accomplishments of Tarqunia Molza (1542-1617), the virtuosic soprano, viol player, and highly paid employee at the Este Court in Ferrara, who was known for her unrivaled ability to accompany her own singing on the viol.

Viol Vignettes: Music of Forgotten Viol Players

Chase Young Gallery 450 Harrison Ave, Boston

General Admission: $25 Tickets available online (Eventbrite) or at the door. "Viol Vignettes: Music of Forgotten Viol Players" tells the stories of viol players and singers whose musical experiences aren't typically the focus of modern-day concert programs. In this program, you'll meet Ann Ford (1737-1824), a London socialite who started her own concert series to support herself […]

$25

Guest Presentation at UMass Amherst

Lyracle will present in an early music history course at the University of Massachusetts Amherst taught by Emiliano Ricciardi, whose Tasso in Music Project aided in the curation of our program, "Molza: Music for a Muse." We'll perform a few excerpts from the program and use them as a spring board to engage with students […]

In Sweetest Sympathy

United First Parish Church 1306 Hancock St, Quincy

“In Sweetest Sympathy” will showcase the lyra viol, complete with sympathetic strings, and provide a unique opportunity to hear two of the few such instruments in the world. The term lyra viol can be used to describe a specific style of playing that developed in 17th century England as well as a type of bass […]

$10 – $15