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Anne Azéma (voice) and Shira Kammen (strings) are leaders in the field of medieval singing and accompaniment. Each has recorded prolifically and toured worldwide; together, they devote their enormous skill, insight, and fantasy to the magnificent repertoires of medieval France, Provence, and Spain. French-born Azéma brings authentic language skills, a crystalline voice, and a gift for theatre; Kammen brings virtuoso technique on vielle, rebec, and harp, as well as her famous flair, drive, and humor. This program has music by Anonymous, Gauthier de Coincy (1177/8-1236), Thibault de Champagne (1201-1253), in praise of the Queen of Heaven in the most elegant and subtle style; while anonymous minstrels transform the songs of the day into vigorous, toe-tapping spirituals, all in the service of the narration of the Christmas story.
Anne Azéma (voice) and Shira Kammen (strings) are leaders in the field of medieval singing and accompaniment. Each has recorded prolifically and toured worldwide; together, they devote their enormous skill, insight, and fantasy to the magnificent repertoires of medieval France, Provence, and Spain. French-born Azéma brings authentic language skills, a crystalline voice, and a gift for theatre; Kammen brings virtuoso technique on vielle, rebec, and harp, as well as her famous flair, drive, and humor. This program has music by Anonymous, Gauthier de Coincy (1177/8-1236), Thibault de Champagne (1201-1253), in praise of the Queen of Heaven in the most elegant and subtle style; while anonymous minstrels transform the songs of the day into vigorous, toe-tapping spirituals, all in the service of the narration of the Christmas story.