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Medieval Bestiary Music on The Classical Network

In the Middle Ages, a bestiary was a collection of descriptions and stories about animals, ranging from the mundane to the fantastical, from which moral and theological lessons were gleaned from the natural world. The symbols of the bestiary were likewise absorbed into the conventions of courtly love.

On today’s Noontime Concert on The Classical Network, the ensemble Marginalia will present “The Book of Beasts: A Medieval Bestiary,” musical evocations of the lion, the panther, the unicorn, the elephant, the phoenix, the pelican, and the dragon, from medieval sources.

The program, part of a free midday concert series presented by Gotham Early Music Scene (or GEMS), was given at Saint Bartholomew’s Church, 50th Street and Park Avenue, in New York City. Free concerts are held there every Thursday at 1:15 p.m.

Following the broadcast, stick around, as we’ll continue with an afternoon of zoological and cryptozoological wonders, including Peter Schickele’s “Bestiary,” Jennifer Higdon’s “An Exaltation of Larks,” Lucas Richman: Conductor/Composer’s “Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant” – and, okay, Camille Saint-Saëns’ “The Carnival of the Animals,” among others.

Take a walk on the wild side, this afternoon from 12 to 4:00 EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.

January 15, 2019
Medieval Music on The Classical Network

This Tuesday at noon on The Classical Network, we present another gem from GEMS – Gotham Early Music Scene – as the ensemble Marginalia enlivens your lunch hour with a program of medieval French music. The broadcast will feature selections from the 13th century, including songs of the trouvères and troubadours, as well as instrumental dances. Marginalia consists of Dongmyung Ahn, rebec and vielle; Christa Patton, harp, pipe and tabor; and Peter Walker, bagpipe and voice.

Today’s program was recorded at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 50th Street and Park Avenue, in Midtown Manhattan. The next Midtown Concert will take place there this Thursday at 1:15 p.m., when Hollinshead & Bass (mezzo-soprano Barbara Hollinshead and lutenist and guitarist Howard Bass) will present “Time, Cruell Time!,” with music reflective of the passage of time by Thomas Campion, Robert Johnson, John Dowland, and others. You’ll find a complete schedule of free lunchtime performances at midtownconcerts.org.

In addition, GEMS presents evening concerts. Talisman Medieval (David Yardley, countertenor and harp, and Christopher Preston, tenor and harp) will present a program of medieval and newly-composed medieval-inspired music, this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street, Manhattan.

On Sunday at 4 p.m., Juilliard415 will present “Madness and Enchantment,” with Luigi Boccherini’s Sinfonia in D minor “From the House of the Devil,” Georg Philipp Telemann’s “Burlesque de Quixotte,” and excerpts from Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen.” Jonathan Cohen will direct, at Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street, Manhattan.

Gotham Early Music Scene is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes artists and organizations in New York City devoted to early music – music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical periods. For more information on these and other programs presented by GEMS, look online at gemsny.org.

Then stick around – among my featured works this afternoon, between 12 and 4 p.m. EST, will be a concerto by Anton Rubinstein and a symphony by Eduard Tubin. Rubinstein is fine, and we’re cruisin’ for some Tubin, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.

January 9, 2018

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