Contre le temps
Le Baiser de la Rose
In a secular counterpoint to the York Mystery Plays, this award-winning ensemble draws inspiration from two pivotal medieval texts: Guillaume de Lorris’s Le Roman de la Rose and Machaut’s Le Remède de Fortune.
Alternating between monodic stanzas and polyphonic songs from the late 14th and early 15th centuries, a blend of music and poetry revives the allegorical and symbolic world of medieval love, allowing the heartbeat of lovers from the past to resonate with audiences today.
Alternating between monodic stanzas and polyphonic songs from the late 14th and early 15th centuries, a blend of music and poetry revives the allegorical and symbolic world of medieval love, allowing the heartbeat of lovers from the past to resonate with audiences today.
York Early Music Festival
Sun, 5 July 2026
National Centre for Early Music, York
8:30pm
£22 (conc. available)
Full Event Details
In a secular counterpoint to the York Mystery Plays, this award-winning ensemble draws inspiration from two pivotal medieval texts: Guillaume de Lorris’s Le Roman de la Rose and Machaut’s Le Remède de Fortune.
Alternating between monodic stanzas and polyphonic songs from the late 14th and early 15th centuries, a blend of music and poetry revives the allegorical and symbolic world of medieval love, allowing the heartbeat of lovers from the past to resonate with audiences today.
Venue Details & Map
Location
National Centre for Early Music, York
St Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York, YO19TL