Five Viola da Gambas

A concert of “fantasies, songs and dances” was presented Saturday afternoon at the Balentine Gallery at the Arts Commerce & Visitors Centre.
The hand-crafted period instruments have more strings than violins and because they use gut strings are much harder to keep in tune. The music, written mostly in 1500 and 1600, was meant to be played in homes by small groups and not on concert stages making the Balentine Gallery a perfect setting. (Photos by Barb Barbieri)