Music in Peebles: Canty: Music for Advent and Christmas at Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles on Tuesday 4th December 2018

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Music in Peebles: Canty

Music for Advent and Christmas

Part of the Music in Peebles 2018/19 Season

Add to my Calendar 04-12-2018 19:30 04-12-2018 21:30 36 Music in Peebles: Canty Canty is Scotland’s only professional medieval music group and comprises the regular female singers with Cappella Nova, Scotland’s leading early music vocal ensemble. This programme of music for Yuletide includes rare and lovely medieval Scottish pieces from the St Andrews Music Book, a delicious feast of English medieval carols, glorious chant from St Hildegard of Bingen, harp tunes and dances as well as traditional carols. There will also be some delightful new settings of medieval Christmas texts by Nichola LeFanu and James MacMillan. The three expert voices and virtuoso harp of Canty will lead you on a journey from the sound world of the 13th century, evoking the earliest Christmas traditions, to the present day. For full details, please visit the Music in Peebles website. “Voices carrying clearly through the stonework like messengers from another age” (The Herald) Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre
Eastgate
Peebles
Scottish Borders
EH45 8AD
Scotland

Tuesday 4th December 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Hildegard of Bingen – O virgo ecclesia
Hildegard of Bingen – Caritas abundant
Nicola LeFanu – St Ita’s Lullaby
James MacMillan – Strathclyde Motets: 'Os mutorum'
Various – Medieval and contemporary unaccompanied vocal works

Performers

Canty

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Programme Note

Canty is Scotland’s only professional medieval music group and comprises the regular female singers with Cappella Nova, Scotland’s leading early music vocal ensemble.

This programme of music for Yuletide includes rare and lovely medieval Scottish pieces from the St Andrews Music Book, a delicious feast of English medieval carols, glorious chant from St Hildegard of Bingen, harp tunes and dances as well as traditional carols. There will also be some delightful new settings of medieval Christmas texts by Nichola LeFanu and James MacMillan.

The three expert voices and virtuoso harp of Canty will lead you on a journey from the sound world of the 13th century, evoking the earliest Christmas traditions, to the present day.

For full details, please visit the Music in Peebles website.

“Voices carrying clearly through the stonework like messengers from another age” (The Herald)

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