Friday, March 27th, 2026 at West Dean College, Sussex, UK and streamed online
09:15 to 18:00 GMT
Second Viol Making Symposium at West Dean
After a successful first meeting in October 2024, we are pleased to announce a second meeting in March 2026, once again kindly hosted by West Dean College.
The agenda and recordings for the previous run are here.
2026 Agenda
The agenda is still in progress and will change before the day. Please subscribe to the mailing list to get notifications of updates.
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Welcome and introduction |
| 09:30 - 10:45 | The neck joint of Michel Collichon's 7-string viols: a new approach, hypothesis and results Including a performance |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Nedim Dervic (Ercole & Dervic Luthiers) Ernst Busch and Paul Hiltz, Festooned Viols of Nuremberg |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Bassa alla francesa da sette corde. Hypothesis for the reconstruction of a bass viol by Stradivari |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch in the main College |
| 14:00 - 15:15 | Johnnie Hill with Charlie Wild Viola Diablo - the devil at the crossroads of tradition Including a performance |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Tea Break |
| 15:45 - 16:45 | Short Talks |
| 16:45 - 18:00 | Workshop tour |
| 18:00 - 19:30 | Dinner in the main College |
| 19:45 - 21:30 | Informal concert in the Oak Hall |
Makers
There will be a table for makers to display instruments or bows. If you are attending and would like to bring along one instrument or a bow that you have made, please mention it when you book your ticket.
Location
The day is centred around the Old Dairy at West Dean College. Please use the West Dean Gardens entrance.
West Dean GardensNr Chichester
West Sussex
PO18 0RX Find on Google Maps
From the 2024 Symposium
Watch the talks from our first symposium
Jane Julier and Henrik Persson - The Resurrection of the 1703 Edward Lewis Viol