February 16, 2024 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center

Concordian Dawn
Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor and medieval harp • director
Amber Evans, soprano
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Thomas McCargar, baritone
Niccolo Seligmann, vielle

With additional support from the Departments of French and Italian, Comparative Literature, and The Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program at UC Davis, Concordian Dawn brings life to a fourteenth-century French allegory, “Le Roman de Fauvel” and illuminate its relevance to modern audiences, thinkers, and performers—encouraging all to think about the source material with a modern sensibility.

Concordian Dawn, ensemble for medieval music, specializes in twelfth- through fourteenth-century vocal repertoire, drawing on primary source material and focusing on socio-philosophical similarities between texts from centuries ago and the mindset of modern society. In so doing, Concordian Dawn produces a musical experience accessible to contemporary audiences, relating the human condition of the past to the familiar experiences of the present.

This event is free to all.

https://arts.ucdavis.edu/event/concordian-dawnle-roman-de-fauvel