An introduction to medieval instruments and music, including the citole, vihuela renaissance guitar and lute.
Informal performance workshops by Gareth Balch, MMus (performance) student at Christ Church Canterbury. Gareth is a professional musician specialising in early plucked instruments.
The performance will be 20 minutes long, followed by a short Q&A session.
Performance schedule
12 - 12.20pm
1 - 1.20pm
2 - 2.20pm
3 - 3.20pm
This event is part of the Canterbury Bid Medieval Pageant and Trail taking place on Saturday 6 July.
On the same day, Gareth will be joined by Jeff Alexander, Professor of Guitar at Christ Church Canterbury University, for an evening concert of duets on the guitar and lute, together with music for the vihuela and citole. See below for details.