Graduate Lecture-Recital: Rosemary Heredos, soprano, ‘Wan þe maiden understud:’ Mary as Mediator in Middle English Polyphonic Lyrics

Rosemary Heredos headshot
Friday, April 28, 2023

7:30 PM
Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel
Free and open to the public
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Event Details/Summary

This lecture recital examines the historical, literary, and liturgical culture of fourteenth-century England through performance of Latin and vernacular devotional music.  This musical repertoire encodes the long tradition of lectio divina ("divine reading") and monastic learning into instructional, poetic lyrics in Latin and Middle English as a musical form of preaching.

Guest artist: Elena Mullins Bailey, soprano

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CWRU Music Concert Series

This performance is part of the CWRU Music Concert Series. These events are free and open to the public. Can't be with us in person? No problem! Watch the Livestream on concert day. 


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