Flos florum / Flower of flowers (seaport)

Flos florum / Flower of flowers

Saturday, November 2, 2019 • 2 PM

Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage
51 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA 02110

A program of 15th-century Franco-Flemish music mirroring the contents of a Book of Hours, featuring both sacred devotional music and secular chansons that were quoted allegorically in Marian works. Music by Guillaume Du Fay, Gilles Binchois, Johannes Ockeghem, Johannes Regis, Alexander Agricola, and Josquin Desprez.

BLUE HERON (Scott Metcalfe, dir.)
Margot Rood & Martin Near, cantus
Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, Stefan Reed & Sumner Thompson, tenor & contratenor
Paul Guttry & Steven Hrycelak, bassus

Blue Heron is engaged in the exploration of Renaissance and medieval vocal music, putting the study of original sources in the service of vivid live performance. Widely regarded as the finest ensemble of its type in North America, Blue Heron presents a subscription series in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a catalog of exceptional recordings is available on the Blue Heron label. The ensemble’s accolades include the 2018 Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music, making Blue Heron the first group from outside Europe to receive the award; the Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society; and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Touring engagements have taken the group across the United States, Canada, England, and Europe.

Flos florum / Flower of flowers

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