Journey Through Time with a Hurdy-Gurdy featuring Tomás Lozano

Step back in time with singer, musician, and scholar Tomás Lozano into the peculiar world of the hurdy-gurdy. Discover how this curious instrument made its mysterious appearance in the Middle Ages in Europe. From monks in churches to street minstrels to blind beggars to peasants and eventually to the French nobility in the Baroque period, follow the hurdy-gurdy’s journey as it moved through society. How was this multifaceted instrument used by all these different people? How did the tunes and songs differ? How did the models, sizes and shapes evolve? How did it make it to the present? What does it look like and sound like today?

Join Tomás Lozano in this highly experiential and informational performance by way of live demonstrations and visual projections. Be amazed, as Lozano plays different styles, tunings and even invites you to peer into the secret and hidden mechanics that make the hurdy gurdy work.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Prior to the event, a fundraising dinner in support of the scouts is offered in the Parish Hall, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

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