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 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.