The Viola da Gamba Society of America (VdGSA) is a not-for-profit national organization dedicated to the support of activities relating to the viola da gamba in the United States and abroad. It is a society of players, builders, publishers, distributors, restorers and others sharing a serious interest in music for viols and other early bowed string instruments. The VdGSA was incorporated in 1962 by a small nucleus of enthusiastic viol players who frequently met to play consort music in rural Maryland. The concept of an annual Conclave was born at that time, with a small enough membership to be accommodated in private homes. As numbers of members increased, Conclaves eventually began taking place in educational institutions throughout the country. It is the policy of the VdGSA to convene the Conclave in different locations as an outreach to our dispersed membership. Our membership totals about 1100 individuals and institutions worldwide. Aside from the national organization, there are 18 official chapters and 30 area representatives in the United States, 4 area representatives from Canada, and another 14 around the world. For links to other viola da gamba societies, as well as instrument makers, performers, and reference information about the viol and early music, see the VdGSA early music links page. The Society distributes to its members a quarterly Newsletter and an annual Journal, which contains histories, scholarly articles, translations, reviews of books, music publications and recordings -- all relating to the viol. The Society has issued recordings, offers reprints of consort music, and owns a collection of viols donated to us and made available on a rental basis to individuals and consorts. Learn more about the history of the Viola da Gamba Society of America in a three-part article published in the Journal (vols. 30, 31). Phyllis E. Olson provides an extensive examination of the background, founding, and success of the Society in the article and in her book, published by the Society, Pastime with ...
| Website | http://vdgsa.org |
| Employees | 4 (0 on RocketReach) |
| Address | PO Box 582628, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55458, US |
| Phone | +1 855-846-5415 |
| Industry | Flowers, Gifts & Specialty Stores, Retail |
| Keywords | Early Music, Music Society, Historical Performance, Period Instruments, Baroque Music, Historical Instruments, Classical Music, Music Performance, Music Events, Music Education, Concerts, Cello, Music Publishing, Workshops, Music Scores |
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VdGSA is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The NAICS codes for VdGSA are [451, 45, 451140, 45114, 459, 4511].
The SIC codes for VdGSA are [57, 573, 594, 59].
