Alna resident Gerry Flanagan will be performing a brief concert of lute music that dates from about 1700. The program includes two suites by S.L. Weiss played on a 13-course baroque lute. 

In the 17th century, the lute was the king of the instruments for playing polyphonic music. Lutes were everywhere, and well-educated men and women were expected to have at least some passing ability to play. Sylvius Weiss (1687-1750) was one of the most important and prolific composers and best-known performers of lute music during this era.