Lecture-Recital with Sarah Kay: “Ecologies and Scale: Breath, Voice, and Spectacle in Medieval Song”

La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York City

A Lecture-Recital with Sarah Kay- Professor, Department of French Literature, Thought and Culture and Author of Medieval Song from Aristotle to Opera (forthcoming) and Christopher Preston Thompson- voice and medieval harp, and artistic director of the companion website to Medieval Song from Aristotle to Opera. The sound of light in the dawn sky, breathed by the breath of beasts, cosmic in its…

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020): Artist of film music

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Giacomo Puccini named three criteria of Italian music: clarity, spontaneity, and simplicity. In this meeting we explore the music of Ennio Morricone who, in his film scores and beyond, conveyed messages of extraordinary intimacy and directness. He was indeed a kindred spirit of Maestro Puccini. "What Makes It Italian?": According to Puccini is a music listening and discussion group that meets…