Founded in Oslo in 1997, the young women of trio mediæval have established a staggering reputation singing medieval polyphony originally intended for male voices.
This BEMF début program features music from their recent CD -still on The Billboard Top 10 Bestsellers list!- centers around the stylistically diverse Messe de Tournai, one of the earliest settings of the Ordinary. Interspersed and alongside movements of the Mass are 14th-century Italianate monodies, florid English pieces, and contemporary composer Ivan Moody’s Words of the Angel, written expressly for trio mediæval and illuminating the sheer beauty of their sound. Don’t miss this first Boston performance and the chance to say, “ I saw them when…!”
Free pre-concert lecture with trio mediæval at 18:30. Free parking available.