Singing
the Archives
Singing the Archives brings the medieval musical past to life.
Beginning in the Spring semester of 2023 under the direction of Professor of Music History Sarah Williams, undergraduate and graduate students at the University of South Carolina School of Music recorded historically-informed performances of plainchant manuscripts in the collection dating from the 13th through the 16th centuries.
Experience the audible history of the early modern music manuscripts in the University of South Carolina’s Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Explore Chants
Explore Student
Perspectives and Process
Read about the student process of rehearsing, recording, editing transcriptions, creating performing editions for singers, practicing historical singing styles, and “re-learning” music in the project blog.
A partnership between
University Libraries and the School of Music
