Although the feast day of Saint Disibod is September 8th, some traditions commemorate him on July 8th – reason enough for me to make this responsory by Hildegard von Bingen the next in my Hildegard Revisited series. Disibod was a 7th century Irish bishop and hermit who traveled to Germany and founded the Disibodenberg Monastery, […]
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Hildegard Revisited #52(2)
Sunday, June 28, 2026
I have finished my revisiting of Hildegard von Bingen’s joyous antiphon, nunc gaudeant. You can listen via the link below, and read about the various choices I made when interpreting this chant from the original manuscripts in my previous post. I will be back soon, as my plan is to finish this project before the […]
Hildegard Revisited #52
Sunday, June 14, 2026
My next composition will be a setting of Hildegard von Bingen’s Nunc Gaudeant, a votive antiphon for the dedication of a church. Below is a link to my recording of her chant in its original form. Or is it? For this one, I have had to take some difficult ficta decisions: to B♭ or not […]
Hildegard Revisited #51(2)
Sunday, May 31, 2026
I have just finished my revisiting of Hildegard von Bingen’s hymn to St Ursula, “Cum vox sanguinis”. The accompaniment is for two cellos and a three-voice backing group, which sings in English to mark every time the Latin announces “et dixit” or “et dixerunt” as well as generally supporting the solo line. In case the […]
New Hildegard Workshop Series!
Friday, April 10, 2026
This is a heads up that I will be giving a new series of Hildegard Von Bingen workshops in September and October 2026. Learn to sing Hildegard’s uplifting music from the original notation in four Saturday morning workshops. The workshops will take place in Brussels: all the details are on the flyer below. Please contact […]
