Michal Gondko & Nigel North, Lutes

The Field of the Cloth of Gold

Michal Gondko and Nigel North, Renaissance Lutes

Inspired by the1520 summit between Henry VIII of England and François I of France, known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold, which celebrated a brief glimmer of peace in the historically bellicose Anglo-French relationship, Nigel North and Michal Gondko honor this spirit of accord with an international program of Renaissance lute duets and solos, exalting the lute’s frequent role as an instrument of international diplomacy and courtly delight. Works of Francesco da Milano, Albert de Rippe, Pierre Phalèse, John Johnson, John Dowland, and others.