After the success of Medieval Music Online in 2025, it’s back this year with a year-long dive into the music and the world of the Cantigas de Santa Maria.

With over 400 songs in the collection, we are going to focus on different themes as a way of navigating this vastness! Themes will also bring out how much the Cantigas can tell us about various aspects of medieval life. Each session will feature lots of singing and playing, as well as informative tips on technique, background theory, reading notation and other useful information, Each session will also have some content on aspects of theory or musicianship that might be useful for people wanting to work independently.

Sessions will take place from 1900-2000 on the last Wednesday of each month.
Sessions are recorded and will be available for later viewing if you can’t make a particular session.

January 28th: Pilgrimage

Feburary 25th: Illness

March 25th: Cantigas de loor. These are the songs of praise of the Virgin rather than miracle story songs. It’s rather fitting that this session will be on Lady Day.

April 29th: Women

May 27th: Churches

June 24th: The Supernatural 

July 29th and August 26th: Review & Rehearse
Reviewing work so far, starting to work on either or both of an Online Performance and a live performance at the September festival.

September 30th: Monastic life

October 28th: Courtly life and Alfonso's parents

November 25th: Laws and prison

December 30th: Cantigas de loor (2)

Tickets:

• £80 for the course of twelve sessions

• All Friends of MMitD get 50% discount

Join the Friends to take advantage of these discounts, and many other advantages of membership