Even centuries after voices first soared in the stone-walled chambers of churches and monasteries, the music of medieval monks' chants has the power to send chills through the body of listeners. Now ...

Jennifer Bain receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Anna de Bakker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Centuries before recorded music, sheet music and streaming services, there were "little squiggles" on pieces of parchment to guide a singer or choir. Known as medieval neumes, the squiggles didn't ...

As part of the CWRU Department of Music's graduate seminar on medieval chant and liturgy, Rosemary Heredos, a doctoral student in the CWRU Historical Performance Program, is working with medieval ...

Latin may be known as a “dead” language, but its influence on music is undeniable, surviving as a language for traditional religious music dating back to the early Middle Ages. On Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m.

Emma Hornby specialises in medieval music, especially Christian chant. She directs the Department of Music's women's choir, the Schola Cantorum, which specialises in medieval music and contemporary ...

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