Trio Mediæval March 29, 2011

General admission seating
Adult $30 | University Park Student $15 | 18 and Younger $23


When the women of Trio Mediæval first came to Penn State to perform with the Bang on a Can All-Stars in November 2009, they visited the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center for a bit of vocalizing. What they discovered astounded them. The Scandinavian singers reported that Pasquerilla was among the best acoustical spaces in which they had sung in North America. So Trio Mediæval is back, this time in a new setting. The sopranos, who formed their trio in Oslo, Norway, in 1997, sing an inviting repertoire of polyphonic medieval music from England and France, Norwegian folk ballads, and traditional-style songs composed for them. “Singing,” a San Francisco Chronicle critic asserts, “doesn’t get more unnervingly beautiful” than that of Trio Mediæval. “To hear the group’s note-perfect counterpoint—as pristine and inviting as clean, white linens—is to be astonished at what the human voice is capable of.”

Complimentary round-trip shuttle service is provided between the Eisenhower Parking Deck and the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center.

Official Website: http://www.cpa.psu.edu/events/trio.html