O In Italia
3 musicians
shawms, recorders, doucaines, percusion
Ann Allen // Adrien Reboisson // Maxime Fiorani
The wild sound of shawms will grab you from the moment the concert starts and take you on a roller coaster of delight, mixing exotic dances with haunting love songs on a range of medieval wind instruments and percussion.
CD version to be released soon
Mellis Stilla//Maris Stella
3 musicians
voice, fiddle, recorders,
Ann Allen // Lisa Dunk // Elizabeth Sommers
The sweet sound of medieval polyphony from the Spanish nunnery 'Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas'. Royal princess, noble ladies, pilgrims and other visitors all came to hear the impressive cloister choir as they sang praises to the Virgin Mary.
Fragments
2 musicians
Voice, recorders, organetto, doucaines
Ann Allen // Corina Marti
Life long friends team up to present a medieval fantasy with fragments of their favourite pieces woven together in a continuously evolving soundscape to delight and seduce the listener.
Gabriel's Message
6 musicians
voice, shawms, recorders, doucaines, organetto, fiddle, clavicymbalum, percusion
Ann Allen // Adrien Reboisson // Maxime Fiorani // Erwan Picquet // Corina Marti // Daniela Maltrain
Music for an English Advent.
The fire crackles and the spiced wine is warmed with carols and estampies from medieval England celebrating the Angel Gabriel’s visitation to the Virgin Mary.
CD available on itunes, spotify and amazon
Sequences
6 musicians
voice, recorders, fiddle, harp, shawms
Hildegard von Bingen /// Hugh Collins Rice
Medieval chant and modern compositions specially written for Mediva.
CD available on itunes and amazon
