Under the guidance of conductor James John, artistic director of the Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble, headlamp-clad singers walk a route along Riverside Park, making stops along the way to sing medieval melodies once sung on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.

Early Music songs include selections from Cantigas de Santa Maria, Llibre Vermell de Montserrat and The Coventry Carol. Singers of all skill levels are invited to join, from absolute beginners to early music specialists — no rehearsal necessary!

WHEN & WHERE:
Participants should gather at 5pm to warm up and prepare at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 552 West End Avenue.

Make Music Winter, first launched in 2011, is a free, outdoor musical event each December 21st that turns audiences into music makers. Inspired by Phil Kline’s annual Unsilent Night, a boombox parade that has become an international tradition, Make Music Winter transforms New York’s cityscape with participatory musical parades on the winter solstice, running the gamut of musical genres.