Friday, September 16 @ 7:30pm
Viol Vignettes: Music of Forgotten Viol Players (Lyracle)
United First Parish Church, 1306 Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02169
"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.
Tickets: General Admission, $15; Seniors, Students, Children, $10
Masks Required
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In this program, you'll meet:
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Ann Ford (1737-1824), a London socialite who started her own concert series
to support herself after fleeing from her father and an unwanted suitor.
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Dudley Ryder (1691-1756), a law student in London, whose 1715-1716 diary
invites us to celebrate the centuries-old joy of making music just for the fun of it.
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Mancio Ito, Miguel Chijiwa, Martino Hara, Juliano Nakaura, and other
students at Jesuit schools in Japan (c. 1560-1613) who became accomplished
viol players and singers.
Get to know these viol players through music that we know they played
or that they likely knew, including works by old favorites like Handel
and Lully and could-be-new-favorites like John Weldon and Damião de Goís.
Actor Danielle Boivin will help give voice to these forgotten musicians
with short dramatic readings by them or their contemporaries.
Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano; James Perretta, viol; Arnie Tanimoto, viol