A Woman's Instrument: The Art of the Renaissance Lute Player
Lutenist Sara Salloum performs Renaissance lute music in period costume at Bessie Surtees' House.
About This Event
Lutenist Sara Salloum performs in tailor-made Renaissance-period clothing, with a programme of lute music from female-produced lute books of England's golden age (c. 1590-1630), alongside readings from historical texts and letters about the lute in Renaissance England. The afternoon concert takes place at Bessie Surtees' House, a well-preserved Jacobean townhouse managed by English Heritage. Tickets are sold through Eventbrite.
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