Italian virtuoso viola da gamba player Paolo Pandolfo in concert with lutenist Thomas Boysen performing an intimate program of conversations between viola de gamba, theorbo, and baroque guitar for the San Diego Early Music Society.
The viola de gamba is typically a six-stringed instrument that is either plucked or bowed. In addition to having two additional strings, the "viol" uses gut strings instead of steel strings used by instruments of the violin family. It is not to be confused with a modern viola. The theorbo is a 14 stringed instrument belonging to the lute family. The instrument is played by plucking. The baroque guitar is a precursor to the modern classical guitar. Typically the guitar has 9 or 10 strings in 5 paired courses. The change to single strings and the addition of the bass E string were subsequent changes in the Romantic period.
Originally a jazz and popular music upright bass and guitar player, Pandolfo started studying the viola de gamba in the 1970's.
Admission: $10 - $25
Location:
Neurosciences Institute
10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Friday, March 4 - 8:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 291-8246 or visit: www.sdems.org
The viola de gamba is typically a six-stringed instrument that is either plucked or bowed. In addition to having two additional strings, the "viol" uses gut strings instead of steel strings used by instruments of the violin family. It is not to be confused with a modern viola. The theorbo is a 14 stringed instrument belonging to the lute family. The instrument is played by plucking. The baroque guitar is a precursor to the modern classical guitar. Typically the guitar has 9 or 10 strings in 5 paired courses. The change to single strings and the addition of the bass E string were subsequent changes in the Romantic period.
Originally a jazz and popular music upright bass and guitar player, Pandolfo started studying the viola de gamba in the 1970's.
Admission: $10 - $25
Location:
Neurosciences Institute
10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Friday, March 4 - 8:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 291-8246 or visit: www.sdems.org
