Collectio Musicorum - Upcoming Performances

The musicians of Collectio will be performing an exciting program of early polyphonic music on Friday, April 10th, at 8 PM.  It will take place at Christ and St. Stephen's Church--122 West 69th Street.  For directions, look at the church's website--http://www.csschurch.org/contact-us/map/.
Admission is free.

Polyphony--the combining of multiple musical lines--has been called the major contribution of western culture to music.  While its origins are shouded in mystery, it can be traced back to the early middle ages.  Our concert will present pieces that are often mentioned in textbooks, but rarely performed.  Among the pieces featured will be pieces by Leoninus and Chypre, instrumental dances from England, motets from the Bamberg Codex, and a complete performance of the Tournai Mass--the earliest surviving polyphonic setting of the ordinary.

Henry VIII is remembered today because of his string of wives.  But he was also a musician, composer, and music lover.  We are presenting a concert of music by the king and by those around him.  It will take place on Friday, September 5th at 8 PM at the Center for Remembering and Sharing, located at 123 Fourth Avenue in Manhattan, between 12th and 13th Streets, just south of Union Square.  The center is located on the second floor--ring the bell and walk up.  The concert is free.