Parthenia Viol Consort

Continental Connections a concert of musical connections that flowed from Europe to England and back again.

- Beverly Au
- Lawrence Lipnik
- Rosamund Morley
- Lisa Terry

The English viol consort music that we know and love so much was influenced by continental musical fashions. Throughout the 16th and early 17th century, court composers and musicians traveling in the entourage of their respective courts interacted with their foreign counterparts. Many English and European composers traveled to look for work abroad, often to escape religious persecution at home, and sometimes for espionage.

​​In this concert we will explore how music of the 16th and 17th centuries transcended borders, leaving lasting imprints in English and continental repertoires alike. The program will include Franco-Flemish influences at Henry VIII's court; the careers of English Catholic recusants abroad; the publication of English music on the continent; and the integration of continental works into English manuscript collections.

Meet the artists following the concert and try a real gamba- a "Gamba Faire".

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