Performances

Music from the Shirley Partbooks.

New Vialles will be performing a Purcell piece as part of the Jennifer Ward Clarke Celebration Concert.

Newe Vialles are performing the second set in the first ever Wood, Wind, Wire concert.

Entry+ glass of wine £8, musicians £5.

To honour the life and legacy of viola da gamba virtuoso and Guildhall School alumnus Richard Campbell, his friends, family, former pupils and colleagues have assembled a programme as varied as Richard’s own musical interests.

This concert includes music by Bach, William Lawes, and the premiere of a new work for viola da gamba. It also marks the foundation of a trust created in his memory, which will make two of Richard’s more exotic instruments, the lirone and bandora, available to Guildhall students and the broader London early music community.

The Newe Vialles play music from the Shirley Partbooks, copied by William Lawes in the 1620s and featuring some of the most beautiful works from the ‘golden age' of English consort music, including pieces by Ferrabosco, Coprario, Bull, Lupo and Lawes himself.

Newe Vialles opens the tenth International Festival of Viols at the Royal College of Music with some of the greatest early 17th-century instrumental works.

The programme features music from the Shirley Part Books, compiled by William Lawes for the Shirley family and including works by the composer himself, Monteverdi, Alfonso Ferrabosco II and Lawes' own teacher, Coprario.

Members of Newe Vialles join a host of renowned players with the UK premiere of twelve recently discovered Fantasies for Viol by Philip Telemann.

New Cambridge Singers, with Newe Vialles and a consort of Cornetts and Sackbuts, led by Jeremy West

A programme ranging over five centuries of choral music, sung here by different combinations of voices, viols and Renaissance brass instruments.    The centrepiece of the concert is Giles Swayne’s Everybloom, for choir and viol consort.  This contrasts with Tallis 40-part motet which is written for eight choirs of five parts, and the Lassus mass, written for two four-part choirs.

New Cambridge Singers, with Newe Vialles and a consort of Cornetts and Sackbuts, led by Jeremy West

A programme ranging over five centuries of choral music, sung here by different combinations of voices, viols and Renaissance brass instruments.    The centrepiece of the concert is Giles Swayne’s Everybloom, for choir and viol consort.  This contrasts with Tallis 40-part motet which is written for eight choirs of five parts, and the Lassus mass, written for two four-part choirs.

Ticket information coming soon

We will be performing Buxtehude's wonderful Membra Jesu Nostri and motets for choir and viols by JM Bach, JC Bach and Franz Tunder with the Guildford Chamber Choir under the direction of Jeremy Summerly. It's a beautiful programme of rarely-heard music and we are joined for the occasion by some special "guest viallers" - violinists Sarah Moffatt and Magdalena Loth-Hill, and organist Luke Green. We hope to see you there! More details can be found here

Join viallers Henrik and Caroline for a weekend of masterclasses, recitals and a visit to the workshop of renowned viol-maker Jane Julier, all in beautiful Culmstock in Devon. For more details, see our News page, or click below! We would love to see you there!

Viol Fest Call

Join us in beautiful Devon for the second South West Viols Fest!

Tutors: Caroline Ritchie and Henrik Persson

Where:  Based at Cadbury House, Fore Street, Culmstock, Devon EX15 3JD.  We have a variety of practice and performance spaces available,  including the Church opposite the house, as well as quite a lot of overnight accommodation if required,  for those coming from a distance.

Dates:  We will start with a meal together on Thursday evening, 23^rd May, and work through until final departures on Bank Holiday Monday morning, May 27^th.  All meals and refreshments will be provided within the course fee, all diets accommodated.

Content:  Three days of consort playing,  solo coaching and masterclasses.  In contrast to the themed workshop last year,  any  repertoire will be welcome in 2019.  Consort music will be provided,  participants are welcome to bring music too.  Henrik and Caroline look forward to working with existing consorts as well as individuals. The exact content will become clearer once we know who can attend and how many existing consorts can be with us.  Observers will also be welcome.

Visit:  visits to the workshop of world renowned viol-maker Jane Julier will be arranged during Friday 24^th May

Entertainment: in addition to enjoying one another’s good company, on Friday evening we have invited Lynda Sayce to offer a public lecture/recital on the wide family of lutes in her possession, anything from an oud to a soprano lute and theorbo.  On Saturday evening Lynda will join the tutors in another public recital under the Newe Vialles banner.  Last year’s recital was absolutely electrifying and we can’t wait for this next one!  Both of these performances are included in the course fee and are ticketed for the general public.

Finally, there will be an end of course play-through for all participants on Sunday afternoon which will be open to an interested local audience.

Fee:  £275 pp for the whole 3.5 day experience.  All the above mentioned is included in the fee apart from a £20 pp pn supplement for those requiring accommodation here.  If we run out of space, then we can help find alternatives.  We are also happy to try and accommodate shorter participations or one or two days if the full course is not possible for some.

For more details, or to make a booking, please contact Catherine Bass at the following address:

blackdownsearlymusic@gmail.com

Join us for a spectacular programme of consort music for six viols! Expect to hear some of your favourites and maybe a few new discoveries. More details to follow soon!

A programme of virtuoso music for viols, singer and continuo by Jenkins, Simpson and their contemporaries.

Music for two bass viols and theorbo/guitar, from early 18th century London and beyond. Works by Simpson, Marais, Schenck, Corbetta and some Playford tunes. Henrik Persson and Caroline Ritchie are joined by James Akers on theorbo and guitar.

A programme of words and music to celebrate the jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, thought the life of Queen Elizabeth I.

Featuring Dame Felicity Palmer ( narrator), Newe Vialles, Penelope Appleyard (soprano).

A very special recital featuring two historical bass viols, kindly hosted by le Bois de Lutherie in Fertans, France, suppliers of wood for instrument makers worldwide.

Newe Vialles return to Kenardington with a programme of consort music by Byrd and Gibbons.

Newe Vialles return to Culmstock with a programme featuring the first suites and sonatas for the viol published in Germany, alongside music by Handel, Telemann and Weiss.

Henrik, Caroline and Lynda, together with guest James Akers, will be recording two CDs of solo and duo music on historical bass viols. Watch this space for more information and for a link to our crowdfunder!

We are delighted to join the choir of Magdalen College, Oxford and the Oxford Bach Soloists to perform Buxtehude's beautiful work on Palm Sunday. Do come and listen!

The second of our two performances of Buxtehude's cantata sequence, together with the choir of Magdalen College, Oxford and the Oxford Bach Soloists. Do come and listen if you missed us in Oxford the day before.

Join us for the release of our new CD, Newe Vialles/Old Viols, featuring English divisions and duos for two historical bass viols and continuo!

The concert starts at 19.00 followed by a drinks reception, where you can meet the artists, see the instruments, and learn more about the project. CDs will also be available for purchase.

We are delighted to be performing this event in the Swedish Church in London, 6 Harcourt Street W1H 4AG, nearest tube Edgware Road. 

Tickets £15/£10, payments on the door. For reservations please email contact@newevialles.co.uk

Newe Vialles will be appearing at Worcestershire Early Music with a programme inspired by our recent CD recording Newe Vialles/Old Viols.

Henrik, Caroline and Lynda will perform a programme of English music for two division viols as part of the Barber Lunchtime Concert series in Birmingham.

Henrik, Caroline, Lynda and Jamie will be performing the Old Viols CD Programme as part of the On Your Doorstep concert series at the Unitarian Chapel, Golders Green, London (nearest Tube Golders Green).  If you missed our CD launch concert in November this is a great chance to catch this programme live in London!

Henrik, Caroline, Lynda and Jamie will perform the Old Viols CD programme in the beautiful environment of Emmanuel College in Cambridge. The chapel was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and finished in 1677, making it contemporary with our viols and with the music! Please join us for what promises to be a very special concert in this wonderful place.

Entrance is free, places limited. More details here

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

We will be performing our Old Viols programme for Folkestone Early Music, so if you are in the South East, do save the date - more details here! 

We will be performing our Old Viols programme as part of the Blackdowns Early Music series in Culmstock, Devon. We are very much looking forward to returning to lovely Culmstock!

For more details and to book, please see here

We are delighted to have been invited to perform our Old Viols programme as part of the Buxton International Festival. The festival programme is now online and you can book tickets here 

Please note that the festival has changed our venue, and our concert will now take place in St John's Church, not in the Pump Room as previously advertised.

Delighted that we will be playing in Tewkesbury as part of the Musica Deo Sacra festival in August! We are looking forward to playing in a very special place and venue here. More details nearer the time.