
Dorothy Quincy Homestead Opening May 20
“Musick’s Recreation:” At-Home Viol Playing in 17th and 18th
Century Massachusetts
Building on the music and information presented in our short
video, “Home Is Where the Music Is,” (filmed at the Quincy
Homestead) this program focuses on a few documented viol players
in colonial MA as well as viol players who were left out of historical
records. We connect what we can infer about their varied musical
experiences to English repertoire published by John Playford for
voice with bass viol accompaniment and for solo viol that was likely
present in 17th and early 18th century MA. Experience the music of
Henry Purcell and his contemporaries recontextualized, and help
us celebrate all kinds of local historic music-making: the silly, the
serious, and everything in between!
$15 per person
