Special Free Concert

On Thursday evening, April 10, 2008, a special free concert of 17th-century Italian and German chamber music was performed at the Collection.  Entitled "Capriccio stravagante," the program included works by Farina, Marini, Frescobaldi, and Hassler.  The ensemble comprised Rebecca Tinio, violin; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo; and Rebecca Cypess, spinet, with guest artists Robert Mealy, violin, and Michael Rigsby, viola da gamba.  The restored spinetta from the Collection by Francesco Poggio (Florence, 1620) was featured in this performance.

Collection returns to Yale School of Music

On July 1 2007 the Collection returned to the Yale School of Music under the leadership of Dean Robert Blocker. Over the years the relations between the School and Collection have remained close.  Many special classes and presentations have been offered by the Collection’s staff to students in the School, and students have been encouraged to visit the Collection and investigate its rich holdings as one more of the unique musical resources on the Yale campus available for study and research. A search is underway for a new Director of the Collection. Meanwhile, the staff of the Collection look forward to working with the administrative staff of the School to make the Collection even more effective as an “academic support service” to the various music curricula of the University.

18th-century Fortepiano Restored

The five-octave grand piano made by Johann Jakob Könnicke in Vienna, ca. 1795, returned to the Collection in February after an extensive restoration executed by Rodney Regier of Freeport, Maine.  Now in excellent playing condition, the Könnicke fortepiano is the oldest among the museum's fine collection of playing examples of European and American pianos from the late 18th through the 19th century.  This instrument is representatve of the school of piano making established by the Augsburg maker Johann Andreas Stein, whose instruments were championed by Haydn and Mozart.   More information on this piano..

Collection Increases Public Visiting Hours

Last season the Collection increased the hours that it is open to the public. The Collection is now open Tuesday through Friday,
1-4 pm, and on Sundays, 1-5 pm. See Hours and Location

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