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VdGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Jane Furth
Vice President: Judith Davidoff
Treasurer: Lisa Terry
Secretary: Norma Cote
Other board members: , Stanley Dorn, Virginia Kaycoff, Larry Lipnik, Susan Daily Rozendaal, Edward Truettner,

President Emerita: Rita Kaplan

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SELECTED VIOL AND EARLY MUSIC LINKS

Viola da Gamba Society of America
This nationwide organization is a clearinghouse for information about the viol. The VdGS-A sponsors a very large viol rental program (with a long waiting list); information is available on the site. You'll also find many viol- and early music-related links, a calendar of events, a bulletin board for member notices, and an instrument exchange.

Polyphony.com
This calendar of Greater New York early music events is one of the most current and thorough available. And it's a pleasure to peruse! The site also has links to local and other performers

Early Music FAQ
Extensive and well-researched, this Frequently Asked Questions site answers more questions than most of us know to ask. An invaluable service that's a spin off from the rec.music.early newsgroup. 

Von Huene Workshop (Early Music Shop of New England) and the Boulder Early Music Shop
Two excellent sources for all your early music playing needs, from strings to music to instruments. The knowledgeable staff (they're musicians themselves) can help you find what you're looking for. Prompt, reliable mail service.

Edward Maday
A well-respected maker/repairer of violins, cellos, and double basses, this Long Island luthier is gaining a name as a maker of viols and vielles.

William Monical and Son, Inc
Experts in both violas da gamba and the violin family, this Staten Island firm is often called upon to maintain the Metropolitan Museum's and Smithsonian Institute's instruments. Repair and maintenance are first rate and a good selection of instruments is usually available for sale. Monical and Son also provides strings, cases, portable chairs, and other supplies.

Joëlle Morton
With a background as a double bassist, this player of viols and musicologist has a special interest in the larger sizes of viol and their relatives. Her site reflects her scholarship; it includes an extensive bibliography of articles (with some direct links) on viol, cello, and contrabass/violone and a wonderful iconographic index.

Charlie Ogle
This ex-Greater New Yorker (now an Oregonian) makes viols himself and also offers reasonably priced Chinese and Czech instruments, strings, and...viola jokes.

Mannes College of Music
The only New York City music school with a Department of Historical Performance, which is part of their Extension Division. Among the offerings are viol consorts, baroque ensembles, a collegium musicum, and early notation classes, in addition to viol lessons and instruction in basic musicianship. Current viol faculty includes Martha McGaughey.

PIPE list
Information on hundreds of early music performing groups.

Federation of Viola da Gamba Societies
Violadagamba.org is a Belgian-based site that offers on-line history and analysis of the viol family, a bibliography, transcriptions from viol treatises and forwards, biographies of composers, and links to sites of music publishers, luthiers, viol societies, etc. Be patient, it loads very slowly.

Links page from Viola-da-gamba.org
It's not surprising that a Swiss viola da gamba society has one of the most extensive links pages for the viol, including many societies, publishers, scholoarly sources, and players/consorts not found elsewhere. There's also a "marktplazt."

Viola da Gamba Mailing List (Yahoo)
Viols Mailing List (sandwich.net)
These links will take you to sign-up pages for the two groups; by enrolling, you can take part in (or just be party to) discussions among viol players and enthusiasts from all over the world.

RipMeister Publications
Performance editions of music for viola da gamba, viols and keyboard.  Founded by Daniel Rippe, viol and baroque cello player in Baltimore.

Captain Humes Musicall Humors, 1605
A modern entabulations of all 115 pieces -- for free in a modern entabulation (NOT a facsimile and not handwritten), set by Anthony Chalkley. It even comes in 3 versions -- PDF (for those who just want to print it out or for Mac users) and StringWalker and Midi; the latter versions can even be edited if you have String Waker and Django programs on your computer.

Orpheon Foundation/José Vásquez
This violcentric foundation, Vienna-based but international in scope, sponsors concerts, exhibitions, and workshops in France, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and England—at last count. Professor Vásquez, Orpheon’s founder/director, has assembled an extensive collection of original instruments and on this Web site generously shares pictures and descriptions of them, along with a wealth of information about the history and study of viols and their relatives, music involving the viol, and much more!

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Also check our What's a viola da gamba? page for some links to composers and players.