Olav Chris Henriksen

renaissance & baroque lutes, theorbo, early guitars

Boston, MA

Olav Chris Henriksen

renaissance & baroque lutes, theorbo, early guitars

About

I'm from Norway, and I've been living in Somerville for many years. I play and teach all kinds of lutes and early guitars. I've performed with many groups including Boston Camerata, Handel & Haydn Society, Emmanuel Music & others, and I also perform solo. I love all kinds of music, including jazz and rock.

Music

I play a lot of basso continuo (playing from the bass line, and improvising or constructing a part above that) with chamber groups. There are composers in every European country for this: Telemann, Handel, C.P.E. Bach, Marais, Couperin, Vivaldi, Vitali, to name a few. I also play solos on all of my instruments: Mudarra (vihuela), Bach (lute), Corbetta (baroque guitar). And I play 19th- and early 20th-century American guitar music on original guitars.

Videos

Past groupmuses (1)

  • Italian/Bohemian Summer Farewell

    Saturday, Sep 14, 2019 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Composers: Mattheis, Biber, Bertali, Bassano
    • Instruments: Baroque Violin and Theorbo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 5 years ago