British theorbo virtuoso Matthew Wadsworth is set to perform at the Tallinn feat. Reval Early Music Festival this weekend. Speaking on ETV show "Ringvaade," Wadsworth said he first started playing ...
This giant bass lute can be over 6 feet long, typically has 14 or so strings and is characterised by it’s rich but clear sound, an ideal accompaniment to the human voice Towards the end of the 16th ...
Things got a little crazy this morning on Classical 101. The concert, presented by Early Music in Columbus, will feature a potpourri of mad songs and instrumental selections conveying madness and ...
Aaron Grad is the world’s greatest electric theorbo player. “Sadly, I’m also the worst,” he says. A theorbo is a type of lute invented in 16th-century Italy; Grad built his electric version in 2012, ...
Stories of falling head over heels for an instrument are not unusual. What is unusual is love at first sight — or sound — when that instrument is the theorbo. In fact, it was the combination of both ...
Most of the period instruments played by members of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra look perfectly familiar to modern audiences. The one likely exception is the theorbo, a 6-foot-long relative of ...
NEW YORK — Christmas concerts are God’s gift to early music groups such as Piffaro (Philadelphia’s Renaissance wind band). Audience love taking refuge in holiday exuberance from what we imagine as a ...
Not being an active member of the YouTube community and new to the MetalSucks team, today was my first time hearing about Rob Scallon. After binge-watching several of his videos I can attest to his ...
Xavier Diaz-Latorre performs 17th-century music Tom Aldridge Jun 27, 2016 Jun 27, 2016Updated Dec 18, 2022 0 1 min to read Xavier Diaz-Latorre Music for Kings and Commoners was the theme for Friday's ...
If you're anything like us, you'll be well aware of Rob Scallon and his talent for turning almost anything into heavy metal. In his most recent video, Rob turns his metallic fingers to the theorbo for ...
YouTube guy Rob Scallon blasts out a dose of metal on a 14-string theorbo ...