If you’ve ever been interested in ancient Greek music, join Barnaby Brown for 4 days exploring the aulos – a double reedpipe that led worship and drama throughout the Greek and Roman worlds.
You’ll make your own reeds and learn how to play them in a reconstruction of an original instrument from the 6th century BCE. You’ll also explore ancient Greek music by singing and dancing the lively rhythms of ancient drama.
- Learn to make reeds that bring the aulos to life and take home your own instrument.
- Learn historically-informed techniques and rhythms through one-on-one lessons and group coaching.
- 22 hours of tutor time with world-leading specialists in aulos-led music making based on ancient evidence.
- Discover ancient Greek music through practical experiment: making, playing, singing, composing, and dancing.
- Join an international community bringing archaeological evidence to life, rousing the music and literature of Classical Antiquity from their long silence!
You will be taught in person by Barnaby Brown — a performer-researcher whose work bridges scholarship, instrument reconstruction, and creative practice. An Honorary Research Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Barnaby pioneers the revival of ancient polyphonic pipes.
Open to all levels – Musicians, educators, early music specialists, Classicists, and enthusiasts; students and researchers; beginners and experienced musicians alike. No prior instrument-making skills required.
Full details: https://lotos-lab.com/buffalo-lyre-course-2027
Benten Music Center, 292 Summer St, Buffalo, NY 14222
This is the second of two courses running consecutively. Before the aulos course is one making and playing the ancient Greek lyre – the primary instrument of ancient Greek music education. You could go home with two instruments and twice as much music! If you sign up for both courses, you will get one half price: https://lotos-lab.com/buffalo-lyre-course-2027
