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Cappella Pratensis & Sollazzo Ensemble

The Feast of the Swan

Event Location: Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 19 South 38th Street

A celebratory evening of polyphonic singing and music from the Middle Ages. Hailing from the Netherlands, the all-male vocal ensemble Cappella Pratensis specializes in interpreting music found in manuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries. Switzerland’s Sollazzo Ensemble is critically acclaimed for its highly expressive delivery of late medieval and early Renaissance music. Together, the groups perform in Philadelphia for the first time in a festive program based on historical descriptions of an elaborate annual banquet held in a small Dutch town that boasted one of the best choirs in Europe.

The performance includes a post-show discussion with the musicians, Dot Porter of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, and Mary Channen Caldwell from Penn’s Department of Music.

Co-sponsored by the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.

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• Thursday, October 19 @ 7:30 PM

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Post-show Discussion
Oct 19
The performance includes a post-show discussion with the musicians, Dot Porter of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, and Mary Channen Caldwell from Penn’s Department of Music.

Singing from the Sources: Cappella Pratensis Workshop
Oct 19 @ 12 PM | Class of 1978 Pavilion in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (sixth floor)
Members from the Netherland's early music ensemble, Cappella Pratensis, will lead a discussion and workshop on the importance and use of medieval manuscript sources in modern early music performance. Participants will be encouraged to sing and sight-read along with the leaders. Registration is required as spaces are limited. » Register

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