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Alkemie presents “Awesome is this Place: the music of Guillaume Dufay”

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This new program presents Alkemie’s creative arrangements of favorite works by Guillaume Dufay – considered the foremost European composer by his 15th-century contemporaries – alongside the compositions of modern medieval luminary Shira Kammen. Though written centuries ago, many of the texts on this program have a strong sense of place recognizable to us today – […]

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Alkemie presents “Call Me Marie: Fables from Marie de France”

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Alkemie presents “Call Me Marie: Fables from Marie de France” Alkemie continues its 2022-2023 season with a new program based on the fables told by a 12th-century woman who pen-named herself “Marie de France.” Created and performed in collaboration with the Grammy-nominated duo Chapter House, this English-language version of her tales is sure to delight

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Alkemie presents “Singing Truth to Power – Medieval Protest Music” Online Release

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“Singing Truth to Power – Medieval Protest Music” is a new Alkemie program of medieval and traditional protest music that calls on us all to continue the centuries-old tradition of resistance to the forces of corruption and oppression. This program includes works from the Carmina Burana and the Roman de Fauvel, as well as the

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Alkemie presents “Singing Truth to Power – Medieval Protest Music”

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“Singing Truth to Power” is a new program of medieval and traditional protest music. Rousing, wry, and sublime – these tunes call on us all to continue the centuries-old tradition of resistance to the forces of corruption and oppression. With works from the Carmina Burana and the Roman de Fauvel, as well as the region of Brittany.

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Alkemie presents “Like A Woman: Finding the Feminine in Medieval France”

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Event time: Sunday, November 14, 3 pm-4:30 pm EST (available On Demand through December 10) Admission: Tickets start at $15; please contact info@alkemie.org to inquire about group/class viewing rates and/or if circumstances necessitate financial aid. Location: Online Event description: A new Alkemie program featuring 15th-century French songs from the female or non-gendered poetic perspective. These

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