Pacifica Viola da Gamba Society

Save the Dates for
Viols West Workshop 2026
August 9-15, 2026

Announcing Our New
Workshop Location:
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Additional details coming soon!

If you would like to view the brochure for the completed 2025 workshop,
please visit the Brochure page

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Goleta, CA

Music Directors:

Lawrence Lipnik and Rosamund Morley

Faculty:

To be announced soon!

Viols West is a week-long summer workshop for viola da gamba players of all levels. In four classes each day, our excellent faculty provides instruction in technique, consort and solo literature. Evenings are filled with musical activities, including ad hoc consorts, mini-classes or presentations, and a faculty concert, providing both formal and informal opportunities for participants to play, listen, and learn.

The week begins with a welcome playing session on Sunday evening. Classes run Monday through Friday, ending with a festive student concert on Friday night.

The setting for the workshop is the campus of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), on the edge of Goleta, CA, along the Pacific Ocean in the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains, north of Los Angeles.

Questions? Contact Melita Denny:
violswestworkshop@gmail.com
(805-835-9173)