Gut, Wind and Wire

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The Gualala Arts Chamber Music Series continues this fall with a richly textured performance by Gut, Wind and Wire, coming to the Gualala Arts Center on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 4 p.m.

Formed by longtime members of the acclaimed Baltimore Consort—Mark Cudek, Ronn McFarlane, and Mindy Rosenfeld—this trio delves deep into the resonant worlds of Renaissance and folk traditions, infused with original compositions and performed on historical instruments. Their name pays homage to the very essence of their craft: gut strings, wire strings, and the breath that animates wind instruments.

Audiences can expect a soundscape born from the organic elements of maple, spruce, boxwood, rosewood, tulipwood, and blackwood—each channeled through cittern, lute, viola da gamba, riq, fifes, flutes, and even bagpipes. The trio’s collaboration spans more than forty years, and their musical kinship is palpable in every performance.

Advance tickets are $35, +$5 on the day of the event. They are available at Gualala Arts, the Dolphin Gallery, and online at GualalaArts.org.

Whether you’re a longtime lover of early music or simply curious about the sounds of centuries past, Gut, Wind and Wire promises an unforgettable afternoon of spirited, soulful artistry.

Program

Ancient Airs and Dances
Gut, Wind, and Wire
Mark Cudek, bass viol, cittern, percussion
Ronn McFarlane, lute
Mindy Rosenfeld, flutes, fifes, bagpipes
The English Dancing Master I John Playford (1623–1686)
Portsmouth / Childgrove / Ladie lie near me / Chirping of the lark / Halfe hannikin / Maiden lane
Musick’s Silver Sound
Heart’s Ease (Honiesuckle) – Romeo and Juliet Antony Holborne (d. 1602)
Robin is to the greenwood gone – Hamlet Anonymous
Lady Carey’s Dompe – Romeo and Juliet Anonymous
The Buffens Anonymous
Ancient Airs and Dances
Ballo detto il Conte Orlando (Respighi Suite 1) Simone Molinaro (ca.1565–1615)
Italiana (Suite 3) Anonymous
C’est malheur que de vous aymer (Arie di Corte, Suite 3). Jean-Baptiste Besard (ca.1567–ca.1617)
Branles de Village (Danza Rustica, Suite 2) Robert Ballard (ca.1575–after 1650)
Four Courantes from “Terpsichore” Michael Praetorius (1571–1621)
Mrs. Winter’s Jumpe John Dowland (1563–1626)
Light of Love Anonymous
Packington’s Pound Anonymous
Grimstock Anonymous
A Dram of Scotch
Dorrington Lads / Yeil yeil / A wife of my ain Anonymous

INTERMISSION

Dances of Dalza
Saltarello and Piva Joanambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508)
A Lovely Lilt and the Maddest of all Highland Reels
Sweet smiling Katie loves me / Reel of Tulloch Anonymous
Scotch Baroque and forward
Pentland hills James Oswald (1710–1769)
Sycamore Ronn McFarlane (b. 1953)

Beneath the Tasman Sea
Cathedral Cave Ronn McFarlane
The English Dancing Master II John Playford
Jon come kisse me now / Cuckolds all in a row / Argeers / Newcastle