Learning Adult Learning Medieval Carols Book here We now call many things carols – chants, songs, hymns, and actual carols. And the melting pot for all of these genres was medieval England. In this lecture, Jeremy Summerly and a quartet of singers from Oxford Camerata demonstrate how Christmas used to be celebrated back in the day. The Angel Gabriel, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Geoffrey Chaucer, a barefooted hermit, a drunken poet, two Oxford students, a Finnish Headmaster, and, of course, St Nicholas feature in this colourful revelation of how to do Christmas the old-fashioned musical way. Image: Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(antate) of angels singing, at the beginning of Psalm 97. Image taken from fol. 118r of 'The Psalter of Henry VIII', London, British Library, MS Royal A XVI. Accessed via Picryl Public Domain Media here. About Jeremy Summerly | Jeremy Summerly is Director of Studies in Music at Caius College, Cambridge, having previously been Director of Music at St Peter’s College, Oxford, Visiting Professor of Music History at London’s Gresham College, and Head of Academic Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. He has conducted over forty recordings spanning the music of nine centuries and, as a writer, he has contributed articles to BBC Music Magazine, Early Music, The Musical Times, Choir & Organ, Leading Notes, and Classic CD. Tickets will be on sale until midday on the day before the event via the button above. Please ensure that you provide a current email address when you book. If you wish to book over the phone you may do so via the Box Office on 01727 890290. Clergy and Readers in St Albans Diocese have complimentary access to our Adult Learning courses, talks, study days, and reading groups. For clergy/Reader bookings, please email [email protected] with your name and role and we will confirm your place. Manage Cookie Preferences