Join us to celebrate the return of the Salzinnes Antiphonal to Saint Mary's after its successful exhibition in Namur, Belgium. The event will include a panel highlighting the research in antiphonal study, music and a reception with the opportunity to view the Antiphonal.
The panel of experts discussing the Antiphonal will include:
Judy Dietz BA'84 MA'07 DLitt’17, Curator of the Antiphonal exhibitions
Dr. Jennifer Bain, Professor of Musicology at Dalhousie University and principal investigator of Digital Analysis of Chant Transmission project
Dr. Ichiro Fujinaga, Canada Research Chair in Music Information Retrieval and Professor in the Music Technology Area, McGill University
Moderated by Hansel Cook, Librarian responsible for Archives and Special Collections, Saint Mary’s University
While this is a free event, registration is required.
A cultural artifact of international significance, the Salzinnes Antiphonal is a mid-sixteenth century choir manuscript, containing the liturgical text and music for the Divine Office. Created at the Abbey of Salzinnes in Namur Belgium in 1555, it was donated to the Patrick Power Library in 1975 and underwent significant conservation work and research starting in the early 2000s.
Learn more about the Salzinnes Antiphonal here.