Workshops
Conclave
The VdGSA runs an annual week-long workshop called Conclave that cycles through locations across the US.
Young Players' Weekend
This biennial weekend workshop is specifically geared towards younger and newer players. It is highly subsidized to make it accessible for all.
Professional Development Weekend
The VdGSA offers our self-identified Teaching Members a weekend retreat every two years to exchange ideas and share teaching strategies.
Other Workshops
Spring Break Workshop: Continental Conversations - Music of Italy and England sponsored by Amherst Early Music
Saturday April 22 - Sunday April 23, 2023
St. George's Episcopal ChurchArlington, VA (near Washington, DC)
Viol teachers Wendy Gillespie and John Moran join Amherst Early Music Spring Break Workshop this year.
CDSS Early Music Week at Pinewoods
Saturday August 12 - Saturday August 19, 2023
Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA
Early Music Week offers joyful opportunities and challenges to players, singers, and dancers of every level. As classes unfold through the week, we will explore and discover the innovation and creativity that lie behind some of the world’s most vibrant and compelling early music, listening and playing with deeper understanding, as well as dancing together. Viol instructors include Sarah Mead, Niccolo Seligmann, and Lisa Terry. Scholarships available.
As a service to the community, the Society maintains this non-comprehensive list of upcoming workshops that include the viol. We focus on workshops located in North America or online, though we include workshops hosted by other viola da gamba societies around the world.
To have your workshop listed here, please contact us.