Music in the Garden of Delight: Music of the Medieval Mediterranean
Early music ensemble Flauti Diversi will take you on a musical tour of the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages with their program entitled “Music in the Garden of Delight: Song and Dance of the Medieval Mediterranean” at St Alban’s Episcopal Church, as part of its Third Sundays at St Alban’s concert series.
Our tour begins in Italy, continues into Spain, and ends in North Africa and Asia. The program unites two musical traditions and displays the kinship between Western medieval instrumental and vocal music, and music of the Ottoman tradition. Flauti performs songs and dances of the 13th and 14th centuries, devotional and rowdy, and Arabic repertoire.
The band members include: Dr Frances Feldon, recorders/medieval flute; Allison Zelles Lloyd, soprano/medieval harp; Peter Maund, percussion; Sarah Michael, qanun; and David Rogers, oud. The musicians are collectively some of the Bay Area’s most esteemed long time practitioners of the early and world music scene; they will be joined by guest artist Dave Rogers from Eugene OR.
Program
Spain
Cantigas de Santa Maria Galicia, 13th century
Non pod’ome pela Virgen (instrumental) Cantigas de Santa Maria, Nr. 127
Quen a Virgen de servira Cantigas de Santa Maria, Nr. 103
Fontis in rivulum - Las Huelgas Codex, Burgos, arr. Shira Kammen
Imperayritz de la ciutat ioyosa (instrumentals) Libre Vermel de Montserrat/both 14thc.
Toda cousa que a Virgen Cantigas de Santa Maria, Nr. 1
Italy
Istampitta & Laude Dances & Penitential Processionals
Preludio della Trotto – Trotto (instrumental) LBM MS 29987,Tuscany, 14thc., arr. Feldon
Altissima luce Laudario di Cortona, 13th c., arr Zelles Lloyd
Spirito Sancto, da’servire Laudario di Firenze, 13thc., arr Altramar
Intermission
Italy
Istampitta & Laude Dances & Penitential Processionals Chominciamento di Gioia (instrumental) LBM MS 29987,Tuscany, 14thc., arr. Feldon
Fami cantar Laudario di Cortona, 13th c. arr Altramar