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EARLY MUSIC SERIES

Due to complications with a members' pregnancy, Trio Mediæval has canceled their spring tour and The Friends of Chamber Music concert.
 
Trio Mediæval
CANCELED

This Scandinavian sensation returns to Kansas City for another thrilling concert. As evidenced by their rise in fame as one of the world’s leading medieval groups, these three women possess a distinct repertoire representing medieval music from England and France, as well as contemporary works of Norwegian ballads and songs in the style of the mediavel period. Witness what The Wall Street Journal described as "breathtaking – arresting, vivid, calm but never peaceful, with every moment ready to bring surprise."

Founded in Oslo in 1997, trio mediaeval has developed three distinct strands of repertoire: polyphonic medieval music from England and France, contemporary works and Norwegian medieval ballads and songs. The group's initial phase was inspired by intense periods of work at the Hilliard Summer Festival in England and Germany, and subsequently with Linda Hirst and John Potter.

trio mediaeval has given concerts and radio broadcasts throughout Europe, in the USA and Canada. The ensemble released its first CD on ECM Records in October 2001. 'Words of the Angel' immediately went to The Billboard Top 10 Bestsellers list and was the April 2002 Stereophile "Recording of the Month." In January 2004 the trio released its second CD 'Soir dit-elle' on ECM Records. Also this recording was on the Billboard Top 10 list for weeks. The release concert was recorded by Norwegian television (NRK 1) for the series 'Megafon', and was broadcast in May 2004. The group released its third CD 'Stella Maris' in September last year. On Christmas day 2005 the trio, together with Gavin Bryars and Roger Heaton, gave a concert from Härkeberga Kyrka on Swedish Television, SVT 2 in the programme 'veckans konsert' (concert of the week). In June 2006 the trio performed with Tord Gustavsen Trio in a world premiere collaboration concert in Harstad, at the Festspillene i Nord-Norge. Tord composed the music; ‘musical miniatures’ with lyrics by the Sufi poet Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). This summer the two trios have met again, during the Festspillene in Bergen, where the trio medieval was the ‘Artist in Residence’ for two weeks, and later at the Festspillene i Elverum.

Trio mediaeval has now been performing in 25 states in the USA. The first tour this year (March) took the group to Austin, San Francisco, New York, Amherst, Boston and Darthmouth. In Nov/Dec 07 the trio will tour the US again with a programme consisting of Norwegian traditional folk songs, medieval ballads, and Norwegian holiday hymns. For this project the trio expands in to a quartet, bringing the Norwegian percussionist Birger Mistereggen as the fourth part to the group. The tour will end in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall where the trio had the pleasure of performing last December.

Program

FRAGMENTS: A Worcester Ladymass