Meditatio

An evocative programme of instrumental and vocal music from the Medieval Age inspired by the life of St Cuthbert, inviting listeners into a world of devotion, landscape and quiet wonder.

At its heart are chants dedicated to the saint that have not been heard in nearly 1,000 years – music, in essence, shaped by prayer, solitude, and the ebb and flow of the North Sea. Instrumental and vocal works from later in the Medieval Age reveal how meditative sound continued to unfold across centuries and continents. With Emily Baines (recorders, bagpipes, voice) and Arngeir Hauksson (gitterns, lute, percussion and symphonie).

Performers:
Emily Baines recorders, bagpipes, voice
Arngeir Hauksson gitterns, lute, percussion, symphonie
Members of St Cuthbert’s Church Choir