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Past Event | Saints Alive! Rediscovering Chant Manuscripts at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥

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jacquelyn.sundberg [at] mcgill.ca (Jacquelyn Sundberg), ROAAr, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Library

ann.marie.holland [at] mcgill.ca (Ann Marie Holland), Curator Medieval Manuscripts

Prof. Julie Cumming, Schulich School of Music

Crowd admiring Manuscript 73 after the chant portion of the event

When: 21ÌýFebruary 2019
³¢´Ç³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýRoom A832, 8th floor, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, 527 Sherbrooke Street W, Montreal, QC, H3A 1E3, CA

Description

Prof. Julie Cumming and a group of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ students, librarians and musicians brought a 15th-century Manuscript choirbookÌýto life.ÌýManuscript 73, an impressiveÌýbook that is about 3 feet wide when open, originates in northern Italy. Since ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ acquired the volume in 1930Ìýit has been used mainly in a book history context. This project is the first time that a group of musicians has brought portions of these chants to life. The choir sang from the manuscript,Ìýwith the audience following along as the pages were projected overhead. SelectionsÌýincluded excerpts from the Office and Mass of the Feast of Corpus Christi and the office of Vespers for St. Thomas Aquinas. This manuscript is now digitized and available through the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Library's digital repository on the . Take a closer look in person in the Rare Books and ArchivesÌýReading room Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. Contact rarebooks.library [at] mcgill.ca for reference guidance.Ìý

Singers:ÌýRaphaël Ashby, Marta Beszterda, Sarah Bleile, Emily Ann Hopkins, Sam Howes, Alessandra Ignesti, Peter Koniers, Ian Lorenz, Andrew Senior, Jacquelyn Sundberg, Rosemarie Tougas, Leah Weitzner

Hosted by ROAAr – Rare Books, Osler, Art and Archives in partnership with the Schulich School of Music. Supported by the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada.

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