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URL:https://nicholaspriory.com/events/volunteer-fundraiser-golden-age-of-t
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Fundraiser: Golden Age of the Lute in England c.1570 – 
 c.1620
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]St Nicholas Priory’s volun
 teer team invites you warmly to support their fundraiser!\n\nGolden Age of
  the Lute in England c.1570 – c.1620: A musically illustrated talk by Al
 an Hoyle\n\nIt may well be that some of the monks in St Nicholas’s Prior
 y in Exeter played the lute as an accompaniment to worship and/or an aid t
 o spiritual contemplation – we shall probably never know. There can be v
 ery little doubt\, however\, that the sound of the lute was part of the ev
 eryday life of the building after its conversion to Tudor townhouse. In fa
 ct\, the golden years of the former priory’s function as a town-house fo
 r local gentry coincide exactly with the ‘Golden Age of the Lute in Engl
 and’ – the lute can be no stranger to this building.\n\nThe lute seems
  to have been slow to take hold in England but\, when it did\, it was soon
  producing composers of the highest quality\, admired and played across Eu
 rope.\n\nAlan Hoyle – a volunteer at the Priory for some years now – w
 ill chart the rise and decline of the lute in England\, and play a number 
 of pieces of the beautiful solo music of that Golden Age.\n\nSt Nicholas P
 riory: Founded by William the Conqueror in 1087\, St Nicholas Priory was h
 ome to Benedictine monks for over 400 years and is the oldest building in 
 Exeter. In 1536\, like other monasteries\, it was closed and the remains b
 ecame the home of wealthy Tudor merchants.\n\nDirections: St Nicholas Prio
 ry is in Mint Lane with walking access from Fore Street or Bartholomew Str
 eet West.\nThe nearest car park is Mary Arches Street (5 mins). Parking at
  Smythen Street and Harlequin Shopping Centre is also available. Exeter Ce
 ntral railway station (10 mins). The bus station is a 15-minute walk away 
 with many buses stopping on the High Street (1o mins).\n\nAccess: Unfortun
 ately\, only the ground floor of our building is wheelchair-accessible.\n\
 nFacilities: Accessible loos and nappy-changing facilities.\n\nIf you have
  any questions or concerns about your visit\, please email admin@nicholasp
 riory.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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CATEGORIES:History,Volunteers
LOCATION:St Nicholas Priory\, Mint Lane\, Off Fore Street\, Exeter\, Devon\
 , EX4 3BL\, United Kingdom
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