SalonEra illuminates the lives and works of two Medieval visionaries: Christine de Pizan and Guillaume de Machaut. The greatest poet-musician of the 14th century, Machaut was a trailblazer across multiple forms and genres. Pizan challenged misogyny in her writing, envisioning a feminist utopia in her famous book The City of Ladies, and championing equal rights for women. Multi-instrumentalist Scott Metcalfe, director of acclaimed vocal ensemble Blue Heron joins Medieval organetto virtuoso Catalina Vicens for music by Machaut, Binchois, Dufay, and others.
Debra Nagy, host & executive producer
Shelby Yamin, associate producer
Eric Milnes, Remote Collaboration Audio production
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Links to recordings and additional web resources coming soon.
Guillaume de Machaut: Lai de la fonteinne (excerpt)
Courtesy of Les Délices
Machaut: Le Remede de Fortune (excerpt)
Courtesy of Blue Heron
Binchois: Dueil Angoisseus
Courtesy of Blue Heron
Solage: Calextone
Courtesy of Catalina Vicens & Servir Antico
Guillaume Dufay: L’Alta bellezza
Courtesy of Catalina Vicens & Servir Antico
Dufay: Du pist mein hort
SEASON UNDERWRITERS
Joseph Sopko & Elizabeth Macintyre
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