8:00pm:
Concert by The Boston Camerata (directed by Anne Azéma)
Song of the Desert: the legend of St Guilhem, the Abbey, and the Devil's Bridge, based on chansons de geste of the 12th century

June 27

A historical and musicological colloquium, open to all (prior inscription required), with the participation of:

Anne Azéma (Boston Camerata/Ensemble Aziman), Benjamin Braude (Boston College), Mohamed Briouel (Conservatoire de Fes), Joel Cohen (Camerata Mediterranea), Alice Colby-Hall (Cornell University), Gisèle Dumas (Université de Montpellier), Géraldine Mallet (Université de Montpellier), Vanessa Paloma (Brandeis University), Christian Poché (Radio France), Antoni Rossell (Université autonome de Barcelone), Mehmet Sanlikol (Emerson College, Boston)

9:30am – 12:00pm:
Sung legends and heroic narratives

(moderator: Alice Colby-Hall)

* The legend of Saint Guilhem in the context of the medieval chanson de geste (Gisèle Dumas)

* Narratives in music at the Abbey of Gellone (Alice Colby-Hall and Gisèle Dumas)

* The modern performer takes up the challenge of medieval narration (Anné Azéma)

* The bardique tradition and the heroic narrative in Turkey (Mehmet Sanlikol)

* The feminine Judeo-Spanish narrative (Vanessa Paloma)

2:00pm – 5:00pm:
The Cantigas of King Alfonse the Wise and their mediterranean context (moderator: Christian Poché)

* A manuscript of federation: King Alfonso's theological and political project (Antoni Rossell)

* The Cantigas and the art of the Occitan troubadours (Joel Cohen)

* Ethnic diversity in Alfonso's kingdom (Benjamin Braude)

* Arabic-Andalusian music, and its relation to European practices (Christian Poché and Mohamed Briouel)

– modality and diatonicity in the Maroccan nouba: similarities to Europe, differences with the mashreq (Arab countries situated at a distance from Spain)

– demonstration by performers of basic organizing principles: rythmic cycles, classifications by mode/nouba, poetic form

8:00pm:
Inaugural Ceremony for the new Lapidary Museum of Saint Guilhem, followed by a free guided tour of the museum

7:00pm:
Reception with wine

9:00pm:
Concert by The Camerata Mediterranea (directed by Joel Cohen) in collaboration with members of the orchestra Abdelkrim Rais of Fès (directed by Mohamed Briouel): Cantigas:  Christians, Muslims, and Jews at the court of King Alfonso el Sabio