A Musical Night with Anna Lomax Wood, Lilian Caruana, and David Marker

Zampognaro David Marker welcomes guests with his bagpipes

Wednesday evening anthropologist and public folklorist Anna Lomax Wood, photographer Lilian Caruana, and ethnomusicologist David Marker highlighted the musical heritage of Italy with a fascinating presentation and performance at the Center for Italian Modern Art (421 Broome St.) in Manhattan. Ms. Lomax Wood discussed at length the vast and varied regional differences of Italian folk music using powerpoint and audio samples from her father Alan Lomax’s famed collection. 

Canto dei battipali

Ninna nanna

La tammurriata

Ms. Caruana and Mr. Marker shared some photos of the musicians and shepherds they took in Southern Italy and these United States.

(Above & below) Lilian and David's photos

A shepherd in Campania

Mr. Marker also spoke briefly about the history of the zampogna (bagpipe) in Italy and his own musical journey with this ancient and beautiful instrument.

David performs the Novena di Natale

The presentation came to a close with Mr. Marker playing a variety of different instruments from Southern Italy, including a hauntingly beautiful rendition of the Novena di Natale with the zampogna.

Also see:
• Preserving Italian Immigrant Music Making at the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA)