A spokesperson says---
“...For this Valentine’s Day concert, many of the song selections are from the Chansonnier Cordiforme (c. 1470s), a heart-shaped manuscript that featured the most popular love songs of the 15th century by Guillaume Du Fay, Gilles Binchois, Johannes Ockeghem, Antoine Busnoys, and others. Christine de Pisan, author of the early feminist utopia The Book of the City of Ladies, penned the lyrics to one anguished ballad with music by Binchois, the sole surviving example of her poetry set to music. Full of passion and beauty, these secular songs serve as musical counterparts to the elegantly rendered illuminations in contemporary manuscripts. There will be instrumental works as well, some based on the popular chansons..."
Artists:
Kristen Dubenion-Smith (mezzo soprano), Dan Meyers (winds, percussion, and baritone), Allison Monroe (medieval fiddle and mezzo soprano), Christa Patton (harp and winds), and Jason McStoots (tenor).
