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Utopia Ensemble

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[The Cathedral Made Famous by *A Dog of Flanders*: Its Little-Known Golden Age of Music]This excellent exhibition demonstrates that Antwerp, Belgiums ancient capitala city that has nurtured a wealth of cultural heritagealso possessed a rich tradition of polyphonic music from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Flanders, a region in the southern Netherlands, flourished in the late Middle Ages due to its wool trade and the high quality of its handicrafts, and continued to develop until the Dutch War of Independence dampened its prosperity in the early 17th century. (Flanders), which flourished greatly in the late Middle Ages due to the wool trade and the high quality of its handicrafts, continued to develop until the Dutch War of Independence in the early 17th century put a damper on its prosperity. Among the cities of this region, Antwerp made particularly significant strides as an