Directed by Scott Metcalfe, Blue Heron (www.blueheron.org) is engaged in exploration of the vocal music of the Renaissance and Medieval periods. In addition to presenting a home concert series in Cambridge, and accepting touring engagements, it produces recordings, which it releases on its own label. The ensemble was founded in 1999.

Latest episodes of the podcast Blue Heron (Vocal Ensemble) Podcast

• Sean Gallagher on Ockeghem's "Fors Seullement l'actente" and its progeny
• Performing Late Medieval Music in The Modern Day
• Premieres of Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks by Nicholas Ludford (c.1490-1557) and John Mason (c.1480-1548) and Variety and Expression in the Performance of 16th-century Music -- Pre-Concert Lecture by Scott Metcalfe
• Divine Songs (featuring music of Johannes Ockeghem (c.1420-1497)) -- Pre-Concert Lecture by Sean Gallagher
• Music from the Age of El Greco and Velázquez: Pre-Concert Lecture
• Music of John Taverner and William Byrd: Pre-Concert Lecture
• The World of John Dunstable: Pre-Concert Lecture