Rosa das Rosas: Cantigas de Santa Maria
Boston Early Music Festival
In celebration of their twenty-fifth concert season, Boston Early Music Festival presents the Newberry Consort.
Rosa das Rosas: Cantigas de Santa Maria
The Newberry Consort
David Douglass, Co-director, vielle & rebec
Ellen Hargis, Co-director, soprano
Shira Kammen, vielle & harp
Mark Rimple, lute, psaltery & gittern
Tom Zajac, bagpipe, flute & percussion
Matthew Dean, narrator & tenor
with Exsultemus Vocal Ensemble
Rosa das Rosas: Cantigas de Santa Maria Experience a spellbinding performance of selections from the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a gorgeous collection of Medieval Spanish songs in praise of the Virgin Mary, in a presentation incorporating projected images of the lavish illustrations from the original manuscripts.
Preconcert talk at 7 p.m.