Early Music in New England Workshop

So Let Our Social Powers Combine: Music for New England Viols and Voices

The Five College Early Music Program present Loren Ludwig, Tim Erikson, and friends who will lead a workshop in early New England music which was everywhere during the decades following the American Revolution. By 1800, Northampton was a regional hub of music printing, and instrument makers in communities up and down the Connecticut River worked to meet the new demand for musical instruments. Nearly everyone (rich and poor, enslaved and free) sang and played New England viols (similar to modern cellos and violas), fiddles, flutes, clarinets, bassons, and other locally-made wind instruments. Learn about this music and lift your own voices and hands in making music. Bring instruments if you wish.