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:''For the Scottish botanist, see Christopher Nigel Page.'' Christopher Page (born 1952) is an expert on medieval music, instruments and performance practice. He has written seven books regarding medieval music. He is currently a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he is Professor of Medieval Music and Literature, and Professor of Music at Gresham College. ==Life and career== Christopher Page, Fellow of the British Academy, was educated at Sir George Monoux Grammar School (founded 1527) in London and Balliol College, Oxford. He was formerly a Junior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Oxford (1977–1980) and Senior Research Fellow in Music at Sidney Sussex.〔 He is the founder and director of Gothic Voices, an early music vocal ensemble, which has recorded 25 discs for Hyperion Records,〔(Hyperion Records (accessed 10 April 2014) )〕 many winning awards. The ensemble has performed in many countries, including, France, Germany, Portugal and Finland. London dates included twice-yearly sell-out concerts at London's Wigmore Hall. The ensemble gave its first Promenade Concert in 1989. The group's work has been chronicled most recently in Daniel Leech-Wilkinson, ''The Modern Invention of Medieval Music'' (CUP, 2007) and Richard Taruskin, ''Text and Act'' (OUP, 2006).〔(Fellows and Staff at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge (accessed 10 April 2014) )〕 Between 1989 and 1997, he was presenter of BBC Radio 3's Early Music programme, ''Spirit of the Age'', and a presenter of the Radio 4 arts magazine ''Kaleidoscope''.〔 He has been chairman of the National Early Music Association and of the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society (founded 1889).〔 He serves on the editorial boards of the journals ''Early Music'' (OUP) and ''Plainsong and Medieval Music'' (CUP).〔 Christopher Page was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 2008.〔(List of Fellows at the Society of Antiquaries (accessed 10 April 2014) )〕 He is currently working on a major reference work, ''Music in Medieval Literature: Readings from the Fall of Rome to Gothic Europe'', for Cambridge University Press, and a monograph on the Tudor Guitar. He is a founder member of the Consortium for Guitar Research at Sidney Sussex College Cambridge, which is an affiliate of the Royal Musical Association.〔(The Royal Musical Association (accessed 10 April 2014) )〕 In 2014 he was appointed Professor of Music at Gresham College.〔(Announcement on the Gresham College website, 12/06/2014 )〕 In this role he will deliver series of free public lectures within London. His first year of lectures will be on ''Men, Women and Guitars in Romantic England''.〔(Lecture series page on the Gresham College website ) (accessed 13 June 2014)〕 He plays historical guitars, principally the four-course renaissance guitar and the early Romantic guitar.〔(Faculty of English, University of Cambridge (accessed 10 April 2014) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Page」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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