We hope you are well and enjoying a happy and peaceful new year.
The link for 2025 memberships is now open. You will need to be a current 2025 member if you are attending the viol school in March. https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1331064
Author: Reidun Turner
Register for the Hobart Viol School here
The Viol school will be here before you know it. So now is the time to register so you don’t miss out!
The link to register online is here for quick reference https://forms.gle/Cr33d7UgC5tbVJ2b9 .
Thanks Van Diemen’s Band!
We are extremely grateful to VDB for their support. Without their generosity we couldn’t have had Paolo Pandolfo join us for the afternoon of Monday 10 March to give a talk and master class.
Paolo Pandolfo concerts on sale now
VDB have offered a very generous discount for viol school participants for Paolo’s Bach Suites concerts only. The discount is 25% for the individual concerts or 20% for the 2 concert package (as it’s already cheaper per-concert with the package). The discount code will be sent to you as soon as we have received your registration. Please note that this code is for participants only. If you wish to bring a friend you will need to book the tickets separately. Those who have already registered will receive their code very soon!
We encourage you to attend both of Paolo‘s concerts, of course! However, for those not wanting to go to the afternoon concert, there will be consorts organised at the school. The school will be closed from 5pm, so if you aren’t attending the evening concert you will need to organise your own activities.
It is your responsibility to book your own concert ticket/s.
More concerts, more concerts, more concerts…
Here are the details of additional concerts you may be interested in…
Adieu Sweet Love
Paolo Pandolfo performs in Launceston on Friday 7 March. If you are arriving in Tasmania by boat you might be able to squeeze this one in on the way to Hobart!
The Queen’s Good Night
Consortium Viols performs for the VDB Lunchbox series in Hobart on Tuesday 11 March. Hang around for a day after the viol school!
https://www.vandiemensband.com.au/whats-on/2025-concerts/nipalunahobart-lunchbox-concert-consortium/
Adieu Sweet Love
Paolo Pandolfo performs at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday 12 March. You might be able to get to this one if you can’t get to Launceston.
2025 AUSTRALIAN VIOLA DA GAMBA SOCIETY ANNUAL VIOL SCHOOL
CHRISTOPHER TYE AND THE ART OF PROPORTION
Sat 8 to Mon 10 March 2025 at Mount Carmel Secondary School, 361 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay
The 2025 AVdGS annual viol school will be held in beautiful Hobart/nipaluna. Viol players of all levels, including beginners, are welcome. Using the music of Christopher Tye as a focus, we will immerse ourselves in three days of playing music for viols.
We are also thrilled to offer the opportunity to spend the final afternoon of the school with one of the world’s greatest viola da gamba virtuosos, Paolo Pandolfo. Paolo will also be giving two solo concerts in the Hobart Town Hall on Sunday March 9. Discounts are available for school participants.
Paolo Pandolfo appears with the support of Van Diemen’s Band
Announcement: September Viol Workshop in Victoria
There will be a September Viol Workshop in Victoria organised by Knobby Clarke, in Glen Waverley, VIC 3150. Chosen works will be Galliards by Anthony Holborne. Treble and tenor players are especially welcome. Booking essential as numbers limited.
Contact dawclarke@gmail.com or 0408 793 793 for queries and pdf of detailed program. Attendees please RSVP by Wednesday 18th so seating can be arranged.
AVdGS Annual Viol School 2024 Melbourne
The Australian Viola da Gamba Society is proud to announce a special Viol School in collaboration with Consortium, with the theme of English Consort Music.
The Annual Viol School will run between Saturday 8 June to Monday 10 June, at Carlton North Primary School, Lee Street, Carlton North.
Autumn 2024 Newsletter
WELCOME
A warm welcome to the Autumn 2024 edition of the newsletter, and our many thanks to all the contributors to this edition. Below you will find updates on viol activities across Australia, including Rachel Walker in Canberra, Patrice Connelly in Queensland, and Knobby Clarke in Victoria. We look forward to seeing many of you over the King’s Birthday Weekend at the Annual National Viol School in Melbourne!
–RUBY BRALLIER & ALASDAIR MCANDREW
2024 AUSTRALIAN VIOLA DA GAMBA SOCIETY ANNUAL VIOL SCHOOL — MELBOURNE
The Australian Viola da Gamba Society is proud to announce a special Viol School in collaboration with Consortium, with the theme of English Consort Music. Tutors will be Reidun Turner, Laura Vaughan, Ruth Wilkinson, Ruby Brallier and John Weretka.
The Annual Viol School will run between Saturday 8 June to Monday 10 June at Carlton North Primary School, Lee Street, Carlton North.
The link to complete the enrollment form is https://forms.gle/F2XW6tSLL3c2Vs4n9.
Newsletter: Music Series in Daylesford – Victoria Watts
The inaugural music series at Christ Church in the quaint Victorian town of Daylesford was put on with great success last year. Victoria Watts tells us a bit about what it’s all about.
Read the full article here
Newsletter: Ruffo Music Book Review – John Werekta
An insightful and fascinating look at the publication of a Sicilian manuscript for Bass Viol that originates from the second half of the 17th century.
Read the rest of the article here
Newsletter: Goldberg Variations Review – Alasdair McAndrew
Listening to the Goldberg Variations as arranged for viol consort by Richard Boothby from Fretwork, and played by them.
Read the full article here in our members only section
The Coptforld Consort Recruitment Drive
The Coptfold Consort meets in the afternoon of the first Sunday in every month. We seek to recruit another tenor and another treble player. For further details, please contact Knobby CLARKE as dawclarke@gmail.com
