Image credit: Border Fragment with Musical Angel, ca. 1140-1144. From the ambulatory and crypt of the church of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis, Saint Benedict Window. New York, The Metropolitan Museum ...

Latin may be known as a “dead” language, but its influence on music is undeniable, surviving as a language for traditional religious music dating back to the early Middle Ages. On Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m.