A programme of Italian baroque mandolin music accompanied by harpsichord and interspersed with readings from Frances Taylors evocative memoir, The Mandolin Lesson. An inspirational story about the pleasures and pitfalls of commuting to Italy to study the mandolin. Frances thinks at first she is finding out about her instrument and music, and then about another culture, but ultimately she is on a journey to find out about herself, an interior journey in which she learns to reconnect with her spirit. Music by D.Scarlatti, Barbella, Conforto, Valentini and others. www.taylor-mandolin.com