Benjamin Bagby, author portrait
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Benjamin Bagby

Benjamin Bagby is an acclaimed vocalist, harper, scholar and director of medieval music ensemble Sequentia. He is currently a professor of medieval music at the Sorbonne, has been an important figure in the field of medieval musical performance for more than 30 years. Bagby contributed music and vocals for The Inquisitor’s Tale audiobook. To learn more about him, please visit www.bagbybeowulf.com and www.sequentia.org.

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