Music for a Medieval Feast

Mery it is in halle to here the harpe, the mynstrales synge, the jogelours carpe

Feasting was an important part of medieval life - and an occasion when all kinds of entertainment could be enjoyed. In the 12th century, Chretien de Troyes described a wedding feast as having "plenty of merrymaking in the hall... one minstrel jumps, another tumbles, another does magic; there is story-telling, singing, whistling... they play on the harp, the rote, the fiddle".

We can't promise you all of that, but Music for a Medieval Feast offers a great variety of music from the 12th through to the 16th centuries, performed on an impressive range of authentic medieval instruments. There's also story-telling from Chaucer, and the music is interspersed with light-hearted accounts of medieval life and the 'dos and don'ts' of feasting etiquette.

Music for a Medieval Feast is ideal if you are interested in a general introduction to medieval music. It incorporates a wide variety of instrumental music, some singing, comic tales and banter - and there's even the option of some medieval dancing!

Concerts from £650.