27 November 2013
12:00 noon, MEEKISON ARTS STUDENT SPACE (Buchanan D-140)
Student performances of Old French narrative
—ERS / Chantal Phan’s FREN 407A class
“ROLLANT and RENART”
A musical performance of Medieval French narratives (with English commentary and translation), featuring STUDENTS FROM FRENCH 407 AND FROM THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Program:
1. ‘Roland at Roncevaux’ (from the 11th-c. Song of Roland);
Two passages from the oldest epic in the French language, that tells the dark story of a battle during which pride and treason lead to disaster.
2. ‘The Crow and the Fox’ (from the Romance of Renart, 12th-13th c.)
In this excerpt from a humorous satire of human society, a sneaky fox fools a conceited crow, but then is caught at his own game.
Interpolated music:
Two polyphonic French motets (13th c.), a Gregorian lament, an instrumental estampie.
Singers/chanters/narrators:
Maegan Andolfatto, Kevin Dickie, John Inglis, Colin Jones (soloist), Line Lavoie, Maria Marion, Chantal Phan, Angelique Po, Jennine Punzalan, Chloe Sargent.
Instrumentalists:
Line Lavoie (percussion), Chantal Phan (organetto), Angelique Po (recorder), Pat Unruh (bowed vielle).
Conception and arrangements:
Chantal Phan, Pat Unruh
At the MEEKISON ARTS STUDENT SPACE (Buchanan Building, 1866 Main Mall,
room D-140),
NOVEMBER 27, 2013, from 12:00 noon to 12:50.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Info: chantal.phan@ubc.ca
Poster in French (PDF)
Poster in English (PDF)
If you’re interested in this general area, do also take a look at:
- Performing Medieval Narrative Today: A Video Showcase
(Evelyn Birge Vitz, Nancy Freeman Regalado, Marilyn Lawrence, NYU; 2004-present day; see also their about page)