Fringe: Jon Wasserman

Fringe: Jon Wasserman

This concert is part of the free fringe programme of the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht 2026.

Born in New York and based in Madrid, Jon Wasserman is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and specialist in historical plucked string instruments. He studied classical guitar, ethnomusicology, and historical plucked string instruments at Indiana University, and holds a Master’s in Spanish Music from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. Active as a soloist and continuo player across Europe and North America, his work connects Renaissance and Baroque music with contemporary and world music, exploring lesser-known historical repertoire and new perspectives on the expressive interplay of voice and lute.

Programme

• 1. Elizabethan and Spanish Elegies

• John Dowland

  Prelude in G minor
  Flow My Tears
  In Darkness Let Me Dwell

  1563-1626
• Luis de Narváez

  Guardame las Vacas

  fl. 1526-1549

• 2. Baroque Lamentations and Dances

• Henry Purcell

  Prelude from Suite in G minor, Z. 667
  Dido’s Lament, ‘When I Am Laid in Earth’
  Music for a While

  1659-1695
• Fray Gregorio de Zuola

  Pajarillo Fujitivo

  1645-1709

• 3. Modern Echoes

• John Lennon / Paul McCartney

  Yesterday
  Eleanor Rigby
  
  Programme subject to change

  1940-1980 / *1942

Musicians

• Jon Wasserman lute