The Pilgrimage Route from Canterbury to Capua
XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge
To celebrate the Via Francigena event, Cappella Nova will be performing a repertoire on the theme Music and Pilgrimage. Performance pieces will include, for example, laude from the Laudario di Cortona, items from the Cantigas de Santa Maria, plainsong from Scottish antiphonies and breviaries, and Gregorian chant.
The event will take place in different locations: Memorial Chapel, Chapel Corridor (South), West Quadrangle, Main Building, Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow.
Cappella Nova, founded in 1982 by Alan and Rebecca Tavener, has an unrivalled reputation as champions of Scotland’s unique treasury of early vocal music. The group is also famous for its performances of contemporary music (The Guardian), having commissioned and premiered more than 60 new works since 1986.
Free event but booking essential: rsvp.iicedimburgo@esteri.it
Free event
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