Anonymous 4

"polish, dynamic suppleness and warmth of tone... have always been Anonymous 4's hallmarks."
-- The New York Times

Secret Voices: The Sisters of Las Huelgas, Music of Thirteenth Century Spain
Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 8:00pm
Duke Chapel
$26 general admission/$5 Duke Students
Presented by Duke Performances

Exuding "ethereal clarity" (BBC Music), the four women of Anonymous 4 fill Duke Chapel's gothic alcoves with music from a convent in northern Spain, a crossroads of medieval Europe that turned out a new kind of sacred polyphony. As soul-shaking vocals resonate off stone walls, "the sound of heaven" fills the Chapel (American Record Guide).

Other Festival Events

Friday, October 16
4 pm
Room 101 Biddle Music Building

Lecture: ANNE STONE (Queens College, CUNY)
Manuscript Chantilly 564 and Ars Subtilior

Free and open to the public

Friday, October 16
8 pm
Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building

TREFOIL
Drew Minter, countertenor, harp, percussion
Mark Rimple, countertenor, lute, harp
Marcia Young, soprano, harps
In the Chamber of the Harpers:
Late Medieval Music from the Iberian Peninsula

$15 general/$12 seniors & students/Duke students free

Sunday, October 18
12 pm
Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building

Vocal Music Masterclass with ANONYMOUS 4

The public is invited to attend and observe; free admission

The Duke Festival for Medieval and Renaissance music is sponsored by the Department of Music, Duke Performances, TEMPO (Triangle Early Music Presenting Organization), the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and the Department of Romance Studies.

The public is invited to attend any or all of the Festival events. No registration is necessary, although tickets are needed for the Friday and Saturday evening concerts (as noted above).

Questions? Please contact Thomas Brothers or Kerry McCarthy.