I am pleased to say that, as announced in my previous post, Cum processit – the finger of God was premiered at our concert in the Lundi d’Orgue / Orgel op Maandag lunchtime series in Brussels on December 16, 2024. This setting is for voice and organ, rather than my usual cellos and voices mix. The […]
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Monday December 16, 2024 at 1pm Medieval Music for the 21st Century with Penelope Turner and Xavier Deprez Lundi d’Orgue / Orgel op Maandag lunchtime series at Église Notre-Dame du Finistère, rue Neuve / Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Finisterrae, Nieuwstraat, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. English and German medieval carols and songs by Hildegard Von Bingen. Includes […]
Here is the second in my “Scivias chants” mini series: O tu suavissima virga. The first was O splendidissima gemma, and this is its paired responsory – also dedicated to the Virgin Mary. (You will find my setting of O splendidissima gemma here.) I will now get to work revisiting this one, so that it […]
Thursday, October 24, 2024
It is with great pleasure that I announce another series of workshops around the inspiring music of Hildegard von Bingen – 12th-century abbess, composer, herbalist, linguist, and all-round influencer! Music was a central part of Hildegard’s life – she considered it to be a foretaste of paradise. During February and March next year, I will […]
A quick post to announce that I have finished my revisiting of #47, the Marian chant Cum processit. Yay! However, as this one is scored for organ, rather than my usual cellos and voices, it’s not possible for me to record it at home. Cum processit – the finger of God will be premièred on […]