Le Baiser de la Rose
CONTRE LE TEMPS
York Early Music Festival Event 7
Sunday 5 July 8.30pm – c.9.30pm | NCEM, St Margaret’s Church
Tickets: Reserved seating £22 (£20) | Under 35s £8
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.
“there was no mistaking the group’s commitment, breathing new life into this rarefied medieval world” York Press
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Please note there is a £1.50 administration fee per transaction.
Event Date: 05/07/2026 8:30pm
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