Introducing the Viola da Gamba 18 October 2019
Our Principal cello, Jonathan Manson, introduces us to the Viola da Gamba, or the Bass Viol as it is known in English.
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"The fact that you're in direct contact with the hair means you can feel the string quite literally through your fingers...it gives you a very intimate contact with sound production."