Newe Vialles – Old Viols

The programme includes Fantasias, dances, and divisions by Christopher Simpson, John Jenkins, William Young, Benjamin Hely, and others, played on two spectacular and historically important English Viols. This is a rare opportunity to hear two original English viols by John Pitts (1675) and Edward Lewis (1703) played together live, exploring some of the repertoire that their original owners might have played. The concert features original divisions and sonatas as well as our own arrangement of popular melodies and ground basses from the time.