The internationally represented ensemble phylomena is dedicated to the performance of vocal and instrumental music of the High Middle Ages. It brings together musicians who are not only active in the field of early music, but also bring to their work knowledge and experience in contemporary and traditional music.
The ensemble’s re-creations of the many musical traditions of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries is complemented by knowledge in the fields of musicology, historical linguistics, iconography and historical anthropology, all with the aim of presenting to the audience a comprehensive image of a time so far removed from our own, and yet so near.
“… Phylomena the bird is named from phylos, which is ‘love’, and menos, which is ‘sweet’. For this bird delights the listener with its wonderful song. It rejoices at the rising of the Sun and prays for the coming happiness. …”
