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MEDIEVAL MUSICIAN SHIRA KAMMEN WILL PERFORM IN BOISE Shira Kammen, an acclaimed medieval musician from the San Francisco Bay Area, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, at the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy. Hearkening back to a time when stories and history were relayed by traveling musicians, Kammen will present an ancient Breton ballad, "The Drowned City of Ys." Kammen’s performance is presented by the Boise State Medieval Society. "Few medieval English songs are left to us with melodies, but the music inherent in the abundant poetry is intensely vital," Kammen said. "I am attempting to follow in the tradition of the medieval minstrels by deriving music from these beautiful texts, which concern love, nature and magic." Kammen will perform on the vielle, a medieval string instrument, and the harp and will sing. She will present the tale of the drowning of the city of Ys in English, expanded with Breton, French, and Celtic music interspersed with the story. She will be joined by Boise State University English Professor Linda Marie Zaerr, vielle, and Alan Nielsen, shawm, a woodwind instrument. The program will also include instrumental pieces, played on vielle and medieval harp, fashioned after the monophonic forms and styles of the troubadours and trouvères. The stories, lais and ballads of the renowned minstrels of Brittany were known widely in their time, and many of them were incorporated into other nations’ musical and storytelling traditions. Kammen has performed in such notable groups as Ensemble Alcatraz and Ensemble Project Ars Nova, and she has worked with Sequentia, the Boston Camerata and many other nationally known medieval ensembles. She has also been featured on numerous recordings. Tickets cost $10 for general admission and $8 for students, seniors and Medieval Society members. Tickets may be purchased, with cash or check only, from Connie Charlton in Room 211 of the Boise State Business Building or by mailing a check, payable to the Medieval Society, to: Linda Marie Zaerr, Department of English, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725. Advance purchase tickets will be held at the door. For further information, please contact Linda Marie Zaerr at 426-1213, or Holly Lloyd at 288-1464. Contact: Media Contact:
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