Nowell (4 voice program)
Christmas Songs Old & New

Vocal ensemble Liber unUsualis presents their first four-voice program for the holiday season: a unique and broad-ranging collection of pieces from the middle ages and renaissance, combined with a few exquisite modern choral works based on ancient texts. The program intertwines carols, villancicos, motets, and lullabies from across Europe with modern works such as Hugo Distler's "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen," John Joubert's "There is no rose," and John Harbison's "O magnum misterium."  Click here for details…

Unrequited II (4 voice program)
Medieval & Renaissance French Love Songs

An expanded version of the group's critically-acclaimed recording "Unrequited" (one of Goldberg magazine’s Best CDs of 2004). The members of Liber unUsualis are joined by a guest baritone in this exploration of the different phases and facets of love, expressed by composers ranging from the time of the Trouvères through the Renaissance. Click here for details…

Review of "Unrequited" (the CD): "Deeply expressive.... Liber unUsualis imbue this music with...nobility and grace. The effect is ravishing." (Gramophone)

Virtue & the Viper (3 voice program)
Medieval Music from the Visconti Court

Some of the most accomplished composers of the Italian trecento, including Francesco Landini, Jacopo da Bologna, and Johannes Ciconia. Click here for details…

“Everything was brilliantly and sensitively sung, and was fashioned into a program that was a rare combination of ingenious design and seeming naturalness of progression from one piece to the next.” (San Francisco Classical Voice

A Medieval Reliquary (3 voice program)
Songs for Saints

Music from 14th- and 15th- century England, France, and Italy by Walter Frye, Matteo da Perugia, Guillaume Du Fay, and others. Click here for details…

“Soprano Melanie Germond and mezzo-soprano Carolann Buff articulated the poetic, winding melodies flawlessly, beautiful and animated over the slow-moving tones held fast by tenor, William Hudson. These tones stood like columns in the room, which supported the melodies in a wonderful way into the ears and hearts of the audience. . . . The echo continues in the mind a long time." (Die Rheinpfalz, Germany)

Flyleaves (3 voice program)
Medieval English Music

This program resurrects hidden treasures from several of Medieval England's most influential centers of musical activity: Durham, Fountains Abbey, Norwich, Bury St. Edmunds Abbey, and the cosmopolitan court of Edward III. Click here for details....

“The singing is responsible, tasteful, and unfailingly artistic, with lovely balancing and blending of voices. Those who may regret the dismantling of Anonymous 4 would do well now to embrace Liber unUsualis. . . . This plucky little ensemble is a treasure to nurture.” (American Record Guide)

Before the First Nowell (3 voice program)
A Medieval English Christmas

Liber unUsualis explores the Christmas music of Medieval England, dusting off versions of such favorites as "There is no rose" and rediscovering some magnificent songs that should never have been forgotten. Click here for details…

“They sang with pure, controlled sounds and performed in a communicative, thoughtful style, handling the music not as a precious antique but as something vital and fascinating.... A musically heartfelt performance.” (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)