In 14th-century Florence, lay religious fraternities began incorporating vernacular ceremonial songs known as laude into their worship. This popular form entered the homes of the city’s courtiers, learned clerics, and middle-class urbanites. Hear us perform these stirring laude along with cheerful dances and polyphonic works in joyous celebration of the season. With multi-instrumentalist Christa Patton, and period strings and winds.

Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol Street Southeast
Washington, DC 20003

Folger Elizabethan Theatre
December 14, 2012 8pm
December 15, 2012 5pm
December 15, 2012 8pm
December 16, 2012 5pm
December 16, 2012 2pm
December 19, 2012 7:30pm
December 20, 2012 7:30pm
December 21, 2012 8pm
December 22, 2012 2pm
December 22, 2012 5pm
December 23, 2012 2pm
Tickets: $50

Pre-concert discussion
Friday, December 14, 7pm
Free

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