As we continue our Keene Lecture series Matthew Gouldstone discusses the following theme:
The Tudor dynasty (16th century) - Tuesday 3rd June
'From the late 15th Century and spanning the entirety of the 16th Century, the Tudor dynasty forged a model of musical patronage that has been largely unrivalled across the ages. Through drastic religious and political upheaval, musical proficiency rarely faltered, and the astonishing production line of music continued with no decline in the volume or quality of the output. Although modern perception is shaped by manuscripts that are often incomplete or error strewn, there is a wealth of historical information available showing a very positive public image of the period. This lecture explores current views on 16th century England, considering what we know, but more importantly, what we may not.'
Matthew Gouldstone
Matthew has many strings to his musical bow, as a singer, director and research consultant on early music performance, specialising in polyphony from Europe pre-1650. Currently, he is a senior research associate supervising the faculty of music at Peterhouse College at the University of Cambridge. He is also a consultant musicologist, having worked on projects with universities in Florida, Salzburg, Verona and Sheffield, looking at the connection between performance and musicology.
As a performer, he has travelled the world as part of Capilla Flamenca as well as joining ensembles including the Tallis Scholars, Huelgas Ensemble, Capella Pratensis, La Grande Chapelle, Cinquecento and Vox Luminis as an independent artist. He has also co-founded two major ensembles in Cambridge, the Cambridge Early Music Consort (CEMC) programme (cambridgeearlymusicconsort.org) and L'Isola (lisola.org).