Newe Vialles - Old Viols

Featuring original English viols by Edward Lewis (1703) and John Pitts (1675), this programme explores the music that their original owners might have played.

Featuring dances and divisions by John Jenkins, Christopher Simpson, William Young and Daniel Norcombe alongside the latest sonatas by Benjamin Hely (d. 1699) and their own arrangements of popular melodies from publications by John Playford.

Newe Vialles are joined by James Akers on baroque guitar and Lynda Sayce on theorbo, creating a rich sound world which brings this vivid music to life.

Programme:
N Matteis Prelude for guitar, from The False Consonances of Musick
B Hely Sonata No.1 in G minor, for two bass viols and continuo
C Simpson Divisions in C major, for two bass viols
J Jenkins Pieces in G minor, for two bass viols and continuo
N Matteis Two Arias for guitar and continuo, from The False Consonances of Musick
C Simpson Divisions in F major, for two bass viols
D Norcombe Tregian’s Ground for solo viol
R Sumarte arr. Persson/Sayce Dafne, for viol and continuo
B Hely Sonata No. 3 in B flat major, for two bass viols and continuo
From The Division Violin ‘Old Simon the King’
C Simpson Divisions in A minor, for two bass viols