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Newe Vialles - Old Viols

Late 17th century music for two bass viols and continuo, performed on two spectacular original English viols

Newe Vialles - Old Viols
A rare opportunity to hear two spectacular and historically important English Viols from 1675 and 1703, played together live in concert in the very special atmosphere of Emmanuel College Chapel, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1677 - exactly contemporary with these instruments!

Newe Vialles will perform pieces from their recent CD release, Newe Vialles - Old Viols, which explores the music that the original owners of these viols might have known and played.The concert includes works by Christoper Simpson, Benjamin Hely, Nicola Matteis and others, plus arrangements of popular melodies of the time, for two viols with theorbo and baroque guitar continuo.


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A rare opportunity to hear two spectacular and historically important English Viols from 1675 and 1703, played together live in concert in the very special atmosphere of Emmanuel College Chapel, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1677 - exactly contemporary with these instruments!

Newe Vialles will perform pieces from their recent CD release, Newe Vialles - Old Viols, which explores the music that the original owners of these viols might have known and played.The concert includes works by Christoper Simpson, Benjamin Hely, Nicola Matteis and others, plus arrangements of popular melodies of the time, for two viols with theorbo and baroque guitar continuo.

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Location

Emmanuel College Chapel, Cambridge
St Andrew's Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AP

Other performances

In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows:

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