The next classical concert at the Salon of Peter Hagen takes listeners back over 400 years with music for the lute.
The lute is a plucked instrument like the guitar but constructed more lightly and with more strings, giving it a sweeter and more nuanced sound.
It was the popular instrument of the 16th century and entertained kings, queens, and all their attendants with common tunes of the time such as Walsingham.
The next concert at Salon Concerts at Broadford will be held on Sunday, September 1 at 4.00pm and will feature Rosemary Hodgson performing variations of Walsingham before leaving for her international concert tour to further showcase the music.
The concert Walsingham is an intricately constructed musical journey, exploring themes of mysticism and personal pilgrimage.
In the 11th century, the Virgin Mary appeared to noble woman Mary Richeldis de Faverche in Norfolk England, and there in Walsingham, the shrine to the Holy Family was built.
It became a spiritual destination for English and international pilgrims alike and remains so to this very day.
When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in the 16th Century, a lament for the loss of this Holy Place was embedded in a song whose tune captured the imagination of renaissance composers such as William Byrd and John Dowland.
Ms Hodgson has gathered these variations by John Dowland, John Johnson, Edward Collard, John Marchant, Francis Cutting, George Huwitt, and Anthony Holborne to form a contemporary and contemplative rondo.
This unique experience and once-in-a-lifetime chance to listen to this refined and exquisite music from Elizabethan and Shakespearean times in a local, beautiful, secluded and peaceful setting is just a 10-minute drive out of Broadford.
As usual, Mike Boudry of Moon wines will offer complimentary drinks and car parking is free.
Booking is essential, and tickets purchased before August 20 will be available at a discounted rate. Visit www.trybooking.com/CPKQA to book.