Lute tour
About
Bring your friends and family along to join lute player, Andrew Maginley, and Gallery educator and storyteller, Fiona Alderton, for a musical adventure around the Gallery. Through repetition, rhythm and rhyme, Fiona invites you to help her tell a story as you explore a selection of paintings. Join us on a musical tour bringing paintings to life through tales and tunes!
On this special weekend, help us warm up The Roden Centre for Creative Learning and be a part of your National Gallery’s next adventure. Come and discover all the exciting spaces the new Centre has to offer, with a variety of creative workshops, tours and fun for the whole family.
Andrew Maginley
Andrew Maginley is a concert soloist and accompanist. Born in New York City, his musical journey began performing at the Juilliard School’s first performances of Baroque opera while studying lute at the Mannes College of Music, where he gained a Masters Degree in Historical Performance Practice. Andrew was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to further study at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen, Germany.
Andrew has performed with some of the world’s leading ensembles and orchestras including Freiburger Baroque Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the English Concert, and the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment. He has also performed live on the BBC Breakfast Show with soprano Daniel de Niese, and in a film by author Allie Esiri, ‘A Poem for Every Autumn Day’, with Jamal Westman and Helena Bonham Carter.
Fiona Alderton
Fiona Alderton is a Gallery Educator and storyteller. With a background in performing, she writes and gives sessions for adults and children, including commissions for various organisations such as the National Portrait Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Royal Opera House in London.
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Family Welcome Weekend
Lute tour
Free, drop-in sessions
Spaces are limited, and wristbands will be given on a first come, first served basis from 10:30am.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. We advise a minimum age of 5 years.