Lynda has over 100 recordings to her name and is one of the country's most celebrated players. She is the principal lutenist with some of the country's foremost early music ensembles, including The King's Consort, the Musicians of the Globe, the New London Consort and Ex Cathedra. She is also director of the lute ensemble Chordophony and has written for Early Music, the New Grove Dictionary of Music, and the art journal Apollo. She holds a Ph.D for her research on the history of the theorbo, which is to be published shortly.
She will be playing a programme of early 17th century music from Scotland, England, France and Italy.
About the King Charles Room and Winchester Guildhall
The foundation stone of the current Guildhall was laid in 1871, on the site of an estate granted by Alfred the Great to his wife Ealswith one thousand years earlier. It was designed in the Gothic revival style by the Hastings architectural firm Jeffrey and Skiller and it housed the Police and Fire stations as well as the Law courts Mayoral and council offices. It also boasted a superb Assembly Room for meetings, gatherings and concerts.
In 1892 the Guildhall was extended by local architect John Colson who added a new public “banqueting room” behind the Court of Sessions. The banqueting room was later named The King Charles Hall as a result of the large works of art depicting both King Charles 1st and King Charles 2nd. As important works of art in the city's collection, these had formerly been displayed in the temporary “Guildhall” which was based in the St Johns Rooms opposite the current Guildhall. Many of these have remained on public display in the hall since it’s opening in 1892.
The magnificent King Charles Hall, with its superb acoustics and elegant décor, makes an excellent venue for chamber music. Grand, yet intimate, it recalls the musical entertainments in European courts and palaces of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the great Victorian salon concerts.
Parking and Park and Ride
All of the council-run city car parks are free for up to four hours' parking after 6.00pm. The closest car park is Colebrook Street Car Park (SO23 9LH), which is located just behind the Guildhall.
All of the Winchester Park & Ride services travel to and from the Broadway, which is one minute's walk from the Guildhall.The Park and Ride service costs £3 per car, which includes parking and travel to and from the city for all passangers.