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

Michael Rigsby, vielle and director
Rosamund Morley, vielle
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone