On December 5th, Demestvo presents "Lost Polyphonies": a program showcasing the earliest traditions of vocal polyphony from Europe, performed alongside contemporary compositions that engage with these ...

Latin may be known as a “dead” language, but its influence on music is undeniable, surviving as a language for traditional religious music dating back to the early Middle Ages. On Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m.

For the past half-century, as technology has advanced and daily life has become inundated with instant and constant information, one group of Palo Altans has made it a priority to study and sing ...

Estonian composer Arvo Part sought to unite the ancient and modern ages of music in his compositions. This led him to compose in a style that is reminiscent of Gregorian Chant and Renaissance ...

On a recent Monday at the Abbey of Regina Laudis here, about 35 nuns gather in a dim chapel to chant, as they do every day at noon. Making their way through Psalm 118, the nuns sit or stand; some face ...

Miriam Wendling, Alamire Foundation, Leuven. G.16 Victoria's Room, The Victoria Rooms, Queens Road, BS8 1SA The idea of a one-way street between from plainchant to polyphony has deep roots. We talk ...

It would probably come as a shock to many people today, but Gregorian chant is the foundational music of the Western world. Although monophonic, this type of music is anything but monotonous. There is ...