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Vocalist, harpist and scholar Benjamin Bagby has been an important figure in the field of medieval musical performance for almost 25 years. Co-founder of the highly successful early music group Sequentia, Bagby has been actively involved in the reconstruction of medieval oral epics, including his acclaimed bardic performance of the Anglo-Saxon epic, "Beowulf."
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Bringing Back "Beowulf"
Using only his voice and a reconstructed six-string harp from the seventh century, Benjamin Bagby has resurrected the oral tradition of the bardic story-teller with "Beowulf." In reviewing Bagby's recent Edinburgh performances of the epic poem, the London Sunday Times called it a "magical evening," going on to write that "Bagby brings the story of Beowulf's slaying of the monster, Grendel, vividly alive, sometimes singing, sometimes declaiming, sometimes taking on the character of whoever is speaking. He's a crack storyteller."
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I am a high school English teacher. I am taking a technology course to support furthering my education. As part of my class assignment as a teacher- I would like to access a dvd clip of Dr. Bagsby's of Beowulf for a slide show for my high school seniors. I would like permission to copy a small portion of that dvd. I have already sent a purchase order to Aaron Concert Artists.
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