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 ...

Upon hearing this terrific release for the first time, I remarked to a friend that it could easily have been titled ‘Jakobean Lute Music’. Because, apart from its being an excellent survey of ...

While young musicians are increasingly drawn to the old instruments, few want to take up the tedious task of crafting them ...