Pre-Concert Lecture – 6:30 pm
In our first collaboration with the medieval ensemble Concordian Dawn, we will present selections from the iconic collection of 254 poems discovered in the library of Benediktbeuern in Bavaria in 1803. The poems, set to popular songs of the day, reveal an international cross-border connection and collaboration. The subject matter ranges from sexually explicit depictions of love and dalliance to celebrations and joys of the tavern and blatant satire of the established church.
