Machaut: Mostly Motets

Friday, October 10 at 5 p.m.

The Elm City Consort kicks off the season with a concert of music by the 14th century composer and poet, Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377). The undisputed master of the Ars nova style, Machaut composed in a wide range of musical forms and styles. This performance will feature selections from the twenty-three surviving isorhythmic motets, with additional selections of music from Machaut’s epic poem, Le Remede de Fortune.

Featuring

Elm City Consort

Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone
Allison Monroe, vielle
Kevin Payne, lute
Michael Rigsby, vielle and director