Classical Music Appreciation: Songs of the Minstrel
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About this event
One of 16 upcoming events at Prospect Heights Public Library District, and 10,881 across Chicago.
Experience the plaintive sounds of the nyckelharpa (keyed violin from Sweden) and the festive expressions of the hurdy gurdy (wheel violin from France). Both of these instruments have histories dating from at least 1390! Jim will offer beloved folk melodies, light classical selections and his own passionate originals on these fascinating instruments. As Jim says, "Hearing a popular melody on these ancient instruments is like rediscovering an old friend in new ways!"