Music and Reformation: a Symposium at Lambeth Palace Library

To accompany our upcoming exhibition, Sing Joyfully: Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library, Lambeth Palace Library will be hosting a symposium on the subject of ‘Music and Reformation’. The symposium forms part of Lambeth Palace Library’s celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Arundel Choirbook (Lambeth Palace Library MS 1), a volume which has been held by the Library since the 17th century. Among other themes, we will foster discussion around music fragments recently discovered and identified in library collections. The symposium will be a space for researchers, music practitioners and library and archive professionals to share knowledge and experience across professional fields, but members of the public are of course welcome to join and learn about music across our rich collections.

The symposium will be held at Lambeth Palace Library, where lunch will be provided. Sessions will be streamed online for those unable to attend in person.

Programme

10:00-10:30	Coffee and introductory remarks (Mary Clayton-Kastenholz, Lambeth Palace Library)
10:30-12:00	SESSION 1 Michael Gale (Open University), A tale of two Walters: Singing for a living in post-Reformation England Samantha Arten (Washington University in St. Louis), Prayers for the Queen’s most excellent Majesty: Sacred Songs in Praise of Elizabeth I in Reformation Psalmbooks Michael Winter (Newcastle University), Editing the Eton Choirbook: Rivalries and misunderstandings in Renaissance Musicology
12:00-13:00	Lunch (provided)
13:00-14:00	SESSION 2: FRAGMENTS AND FRAGMENTOLOGY Jemima Bennett (University of Kent/Bodleian Libraries), Pre-Reformation Fragment Reuse in Late Medieval Oxford Holly Smith (University of Oxford), Notions of Care and the Intimacy of Hiding – Manuscript Fragments at Lambeth Palace Library
14:00-15:00	Exhibition visit/break
15:00-16:00	KEYNOTE: Peter Lefferts (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), New Medieval Polyphony at Lambeth Palace Library This paper will be accompanied by a performance of the newly-discovered music.
16:00-16:30	Concluding remarks (Mary Clayton-Kastenholz, Lambeth Palace Library)

Tickets

All are welcome, but those wishing to attend should book no later than Monday 15 September. Please note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.

This event is also available to watch online. Please book a separate ticket if you wish to join us online instead of in person for this lecture.

We have a small number of bursaries available for travel within the UK and registration fee. Please contact us at LPLStaff@churchofengland.org if you would like to request a bursary.

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring that our event is accessible to all participants. If you have any specific accessibility needs or require accommodations, please contact us at LPLStaff@churchofengland.org. We will make every effort to provide the necessary support to ensure your full participation in the event.

Acknowledgements

The symposium is generously supported by the Friends of Lambeth Palace Library.