The Art of Sound: Death by Gurdy

This month’s event features Grammy Award–winning guitarist Randy Roos and Noelle Kristen Beaudin on the hurdy-gurdy. With complex, resonant compositions, Noelle carries this beautifully idiosyncratic instrument into the 21st century with both style and innovation.

Hurdy-gurdy music often evokes old roads, folk dances, and ritual spaces, but it can also sound surprisingly modern, droning and raw, with a texture that feels both ancient and experimental.