The program, titled “Saltwinds and Spice” and curated by Alkemie member Tracy Cowart, drew from the Cyprus Codex, one of the ...

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.

Once a crucial caravan stop on the Silk Road, Khiva is one of Central Asia’s best-preserved medieval settlements. The Uzbek city is a place of towering minarets and intricate craftwork, with ancient ...