Friday, January 12, 7:30 PM CANCELLED
Congregational Church of Birmingham
Saturday, January 13, 7:30 PM
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Januario, Music for the New Year
Ever wonder what it might have been like to celebrate New Year’s the Medieval way? Well, come and find out! The musicians of Calextone bring a festive celebration of the New Year as it might have happened in those earlier days, featuring 13th-15th century music, with composers such as Dufay, Busnoys, Obrecht & Baude Cordier, plus selections from the original Carmina Burana.
Pre-concert talk begins at 6:45 pm.
Programs have included music from the time of Boccaccio’s Decameron, the Roman du Fauvel, Carmina Burana, the French & German Renaissance, and the Ars Subtilior.
The group collaborates frequently with diverse artists, such as Peter Maund, percussion, writer/poet/musician Lawrence Rosenwald, singers Temmo Korisheli and Andrea Fullington, among others.
Calextone takes its name from the 14th century ballade of the same name, celebrating the Goddess Callisto.
The members – colleagues and friends for decades, who have toured, taught, and performed all over the world, are Allison Zelles Lloyd, voice and harp; Frances Blaker, recorder and hammered dulcimer; Letitia Berlin, recorder, voice, douçaine, and psaltery; Shira Kammen, vielle, harp, and voice.
