Ed. Note: Here is information on an exciting Walpole Historical Society concert to put on your calendar. CCB
Walpole Historical Society Sponsors Valley Consort Concert on Oct. 28th
Walpole, NH - October 9, 2007-Music from the Courts of France and
England during the 16th and 17th Centuries will be presented by the
Valley Consort at a concert sponsored by the Walpole Historical Society
on October 28th.
The concert will be performed starting at 4:00 PM in the Unitarian
Church in Walpole. Instrumental music of the period will be played on
the viola de gamba, a bass member of the viol family having a range
approximating the cello. Readings by James Fowle of Thetford, VT, will
provide context.
The featured performers are: Judith Davidoff, founder and director of
the New York Concert of Viols, a well known soloist on the viola de
gamba who has appeared in many venues here and abroad. She is on the
faculty of Sarah Lawrence College. Performing with her on the treble and
tenor viols will be Alison Fowles of Thetford, VT., and Phyllis Olson of
Walpole.
Ms. Fowle is a long time member of the New York Consort of Viols and
well known as a cellist and teacher in the Hanover/Thetford area. Ms.
Olsen was a founding member of the Baltimore Consort and of Pro Musica
Rara, an off-shoot of the Baltimore Symphony. A former president of the
Viola Da Gamba Society of America, she taught early music at Towson
University. Mr. Fowle retired from the faculty of the Rhode Island
School of Design.
Ticket prices are $5.00 for students, $10.00 for members of the Walpole
Historical Society, and $15.00 for the general public. They are
available at the door. The concert is a benefit for the ongoing
maintenance and repairs for the historic Academy building, headquarters
of the WHS. Call Phyllis Olson (756-0968) for more information.
Funding for this concert was provided by the Ira S. and Gertrude S.
Hubbard Memorial Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
