For more than 30 years, English early-music ensemble Fretwork has dedicated itself to the repertoire of a single stringed instrument. The viol—also known as the viola da gamba—reached the height of ...

The architecture and decorative arts of the late 19th century were greatly influenced by the Aesthetic Movement, which began in the 1870s. It was the beginning of an age of ornament and beauty for ...

Joined by the light-voiced, highly intelligent mezzo-soprano Clare Wilkinson (pictured below left, by Stefan Schweiger), a regular collaborator, their performances of Dowland's “In Darkness Let Me ...

After being charged $240 to check in an ‘oversized’ instrument, this early music group was furious to find one of their period instruments had arrived in pieces. A precious string instrument has been ...

The King’s Singers and Fretwork celebrate Renaissance composers in Tom and Will — review on facebook (opens in a new window) The King’s Singers and Fretwork celebrate Renaissance composers in Tom and ...

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It’s a gorgeous work of homage – a “ritualised memory piece” – to a composer Muhly (pictured below) clearly reveres, finding correlations and correspondences between Gibbons’ writing and Muhly’s own ...

When Susie Thomson’s Kenyan boyfriend began creating intricate, fairytale pine fretwork in her house, she had no idea it would become a lifelong obsession. Photographs by Simon Upton When Susie ...

Learn more about the history and design of the Fretwork Clock from Greensboro, NC. Market Warriors is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, ...

London-based design studio Triqis presents its new collection, Fretwork, during the 2024 edition of London Design Festival, informed by the Gingerbread House in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The ...

When Susie Thomson’s Kenyan boyfriend began creating intricate, fairytale pine fretwork in her house, she had no idea it would become a lifelong obsession. Pine fretwork on the first-floor landing – ...