At last night’s historic performance of the Monteverdi Vespers, about five minutes before we were to begin, a worried Carl Crosier came over to me at the organ and asked, “Do you know what’s going on? The bridge on Richard Savino’s theorbo has fallen off because of the humidity!” It was a rainy and humid… Read More Broken theorbo!
The time slots for the Monteverdi segments on HawaiiNewsNow’s Sunrise program tomorrow (November 4th) have changed. At 7:15 am, Richard Savino, theorbo player, will perform and at 8:50 am, The Whole Noyse (period brass ensemble) will play. If you can’t get near a television at that time, the two segments will be archived on the HawaiiNewsNow… Read More Sunrise HawaiiNewsNow Update
“Pulling out all the stops” — isn’t it great that an organ term is in the mainstream? It means to make every effort, and we have certainly tried to use every avenue to “get the word out” about this monumental undertaking. In mid-September we published and distributed our season brochure, and the day after our… Read More Pulling out all the stops for Monteverdi
If you’ve seen any of our publicity for the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610, you’ll notice that we list Richard Savino as the theorbo player, and you’re probably wondering, what the heck is a theorbo? A theorbo is a bass lute (forerunner of the guitar) and is visually striking because of its long neck. (I’m wondering… Read More What is a theorbo?