Glorious sacred music from the golden age of English cathedral music by Hugh Aston, Nicholas Ludford, and Robert Fayrfax, and secular songs from the Tudor court.
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 4 pm
Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
87th Street between Broadway and West End Avenue, New York City
Partially funded by an Alfred Nash Patterson Grant awarded by Choral Arts New England.
n.b. This concert is not included in Blue Heron’s subscription series.
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.
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