Some years ago I have discovered the Art of Time Ensemble, a Toronto based ensemble, which had given a performance of the complete Beatles album Abbey Road in 2010 which was then just 40 years old. The concert had been available on the website of the CBC. This year another iconic album by the Beatles …
The Ensemble La Volta from Switzerland knows very well how to present the plucked instruments of the world and the typical music for those instruments in their concerts. When you visit a concert by La Volta you can hear and see all kinds of plucked instruments. Every member of the group plays several instruments, and …
The fretwork ensemble is a viol consort from England which exists since 1986 and which plays music from 500 years. This ensemble does not limit itself to old music originally composed for viols centuries ago, but it also plays new compositions composed especially for this group. A great example of this kind of new music …
Fretwork – New Music on old Instruments – ‘The World Encompassed’ by Orlando Gough Read More »
Today I want to present an orchestra from Kolombia – the Estudiantina de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira. In the spanish speaking countries most universities have tunas or estudiantinas – music ensembles that play plucked instruments like bandola, bandurria, mandolin and guitars and sing. The videos by the Estudiantina de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira …
Estudiantina de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira – Bandola Ensemble from Colombia Read More »