Today is the feast of Saint Ursula. In her honour, I proudly post my first revisited chant in the song cycle that will feature all eight of the antiphons written by Hildegard for Saint Ursula’s feast day, for singing at the office of lauds.
St Ursula at lauds: no 1. the kiss of peace to the virgin Ursula
divine zeal in highest praise gave the kiss of peace to the virgin Ursula, with her crowd, among all the people.
The eighth and final antiphon in the series: Office for the feast of Saint Ursula, 8 antiphons in matutinis laudibus (for lauds). Next up – the eight chants in their revisited form…
Antiphon 8. sed diabolus
but the devil in his envy mocked it since he has never left any work of god untouched
The seventh and penultimate antiphon in the series: Office for the feast of Saint Ursula, 8 antiphons in matutinis laudibus (for lauds).
Antiphon 7. deus enim rorem
because god sent his dew upon them from which came a great fame so that all people savoured this fame like food
The sixth antiphon in the series: Office for the feast of Saint Ursula, 8 antiphons in matutinis laudibus (for lauds).
Antiphon 6. et ideo puelle iste
and so these girls were supported by the highest men bearing the banners of virginal nature’s royal issue
The fifth antiphon in the series: Office for the feast of Saint Ursula, 8 antiphons in matutinis laudibus (for lauds). I recorded and revisited this chant back in March – very early on in the project. I rerecord it now as part of this mini-series.
Antiphon 5. aer enim volat
because air is in flight and fulfils its duty in all creatures and the firmament sustains it and the air feeds on that strength
