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Monastic Europe: The Lewes Breviary
Part of the Brighton Early Music Festival 2018
Add to my Calendar 28-10-2018 19:30 28-10-2018 21:30 36 Monastic Europe: The Lewes Breviary The Cluniac Priory of Lewes was part of a monastic network spanning medieval Europe and sharing much music. This concert, newly devised for the atmospheric spaces of St Bartholomew’s Church, presents music from the 13th-century Lewes Breviary, including a vivid dramatisation of the story of St Thomas Becket. Also included are rousing pilgrim songs reflecting the pan-European nature of pilgrimage journeys. St Bartholomews Church, Brighton and Hove DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Bartholomews Church
Ann Street
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
BN1 4GP
England
Programme
Lewes Breviary – Selected works
Performers
BREMF Community Choir
Resonet
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Programme Note
The Cluniac Priory of Lewes was part of a monastic network spanning medieval Europe and sharing much music. This concert, newly devised for the atmospheric spaces of St Bartholomew’s Church, presents music from the 13th-century Lewes Breviary, including a vivid dramatisation of the story of St Thomas Becket. Also included are rousing pilgrim songs reflecting the pan-European nature of pilgrimage journeys.
