Carleton’s Regional Carls Program

The Bay Area Carleton Club

Lecture and Concert of Medieval Love Songs
Happy Hour with the Artists after the concert

Sunday, November 20, 2011
1 p.m. Lecture     -----     3 p.m. Concert
Legion of Honor, 100 34th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121

Happy Hour:  Park Chalet Brewery
1000 Great Highway, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
Free parking at both venues

Join us for an afternoon of medieval music with ASTERIA (Sylvia Rhyne '78, soprano, and Eric Redlinger, tenor and lute).  Asteria brings to life the exquisite love songs of medieval Burgundy.  Their historically informed settings and intimate interpretations are based on extensive archival research into original sources in Paris, The Hague, and Basel, Switzerland.

("meltingly beautiful"  The New York Times)

1 p.m. Lecture  -  "In Search of the Lost Song” 
Asteria recounts their search through the castles and archives of France, discovering historical and cultural clues to bring medieval chanson to life.

3 p.m. Concert  -  "Music for a Rash Prince”
Asteria takes the audience to the court of Charles the Bold of Burgundy in 1475, singing the music he would have heard, and telling tales of knights, love and chivalry.

Happy Hour: Eric and Sylvia will join us after the concert for a special happy hour gathering for Carleton alumni, parents, and friends at Park Chalet Brewery.

Admission: The lecture and concert are both free with Legion of Honor admission.
Adults - $10; Seniors 65+ - $7; Students - $6; free parking at both venues

RSVPs to Alison Krafft Rempel ’78, P’13 would be appreciated, but are not necessary.  If you need further assistance, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 800-729-2586 or alumni-office@carleton.edu.

Directions: The Legion of Honor is at 100 34th Avenue, at Clement Street, in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.  Park Chalet Brewery is at 1000 Great Highway at Ocean Beach.

If you are unable to attend this club event, you may want to attend the lecture/demonstration at 8 p.m., Friday, November 18, at the Campbell Recital Hall, located in the Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford.