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 […]
My next challenge within this project is to revisit the lovely hymn that Hildegard wrote for St Ursula. Here is the original chant, sung according to the Dendermonde manuscript: Cum vox sanguinis When the voice of Ursula’s blood, and of her innocent host, sounded before God’s throne, an ancient prophecy passed through the root of […]
I have two lovely concerts coming up with the incredibly talented Helen Crayford. Do come and join us in Kent for some vintage cabaret gems 🙂 We are in Hythe for an aperitif concert at 6pm on Saturday April 18, and in Elham on Sunday April 19 at 3pm. More details in the posters below.
Here is the latest composition in my Hildegard Revisited series (number 50 of 77). The text is a yearning for joy, and the melody is written in the mysterious phrygian mode. I had the idea that a languorous waltz might create the right atmosphere, and was delighted when the chant slipped easily into this somewhat […]
On February 7th and 8th, I will be performing with ensemble Ut Sol and Marianne Noordink in Winter, a concert that combines music by Hildegard von Bingen, with Yiddish songs, and Sufi melodies. Winter emphasizes our shared human experience, tracing our journey through the darkness to the new light. On February 7th, we are in […]
