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At first, Brian F.G. Katz ’90 didn’t believe his eyes. Flames were towering above Paris’ centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral, tearing massive holes in its wood-and-lead roof. As the inferno raged ...

Would you love to launch your own Middle Ages band but can’t find a lutist let alone a good hurdy gurdy player? First off, congratulations on knowing what a hurdy gurdy is (man). But second and more ...

Acclaimed vocal ensemble Blue Heron performs a celebration of Christmas in 16th century Spain, from mystical motets to vivacious villancicos. The group’s artistic director, Scott Metcalfe, shares ...

A new children’s program from the Howey Music Series wraps up this weekend with a free concert of medieval music by performers in traditional costumes playing re-created period instruments. Schola ...

During the late-Medieval period, London had a strange law on the books—each entry gate into the city had to keep a musician on duty. This could be a dangerous job—city gates were where attackers and ...

Michael Gordon’s site-specific “The Forest of Metal Objects” surrounds precious art and architecture with the music of chains and flower pots. Credit... Supported by By Joshua Barone It was the ...

Arizona Early Music opens its new year on Saturday, Jan. 10, with a concert that takes seriously the notion of early music. The Cleveland-based medieval music ensemble Trobár is going way, way back to ...