On Friday, October 18th, Collectio Musicorum will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a concert featuring music from the Carmina Burana manuscript.  This 13th century manuscript is a compilation of works in Latin and German that were popular among wandering scholars and monks, and range from the very pious to the very ribald.  Although the musical notation in the manuscript is not decipherable, around one quarter of the texts also appear in other sources, and it is from these works that the concert program is assembled.  Some of the named authors to be heard are Philip the Chancellor, whose place in the history of music is paramount; Gottried of St. Victor, from the famous monastery which was the center of Parisian theology; and Walter of Chatillon, author of an epic poem on Alexander the Great and vindictive lover.  The incredible stories behind the music we will perform will make this a night to remember.  Also included are a piece from the manuscript's passion play and drinking songs in several languages.  


But the manuscript will forever be associated with the music of Carl Orff (1895-1982), who chose a bunch of texts from it for his 1937 cantata, which brought its medieval poetry to the modern world.  For this reason, we will be perform several works by this modern composer, who shows that he was familar with medieval music.  There is also one text that Orff set which also survives in a medieval setting, and we will perform both versions.  

In its ten years of existence, Collectio Musicorum has performed music from the ancient Greeks up to the present day, but has focused on music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.  We invite you to join us for this free concert on Friday, October 18th at 8 PM at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, at 10 West 68th Street in Manhattan.  This concert is a part of the Early Music Foundation's 8th New York Early Music Celebration which takes place this October.  Collectio Musicorum is a member of both Early Music America and New York Opera Alliance.  


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