Here is a lengthy, but rather wonderful, sequence in honour of one of Hildegard’s favourite saints: St. Rupert. I post it today, in the hopes that by the time his feast day comes along (May 15) I may have managed to revisit it… This chant is incomplete in the Dendermonde facsimile – there seems to […]
This is the last in my six-voice a cappella series written specially for the medieval/contemporary female vocal ensemble La Noeva. It’s a celebration of life. spiritus sanctus – glorious life #hildegardvonbingen #chantrevisited #acappella #lanoeva Holy spirit, life that gives life and moves all things and is the root of every creature and purifies all impurity wiping away sins […]
Here is spiritus sanctus, an antiphon for the holy spirit. It is destined soon to be revisited by me as the last in my six-voice a cappella series written specially for the medieval/contemporary female vocal ensemble La Noeva. I will keep you posted! spiritus sanctus #hildegardvonbingen #chant #facsimile Holy spirit, life that gives life and […]
Today is the one year anniversary of my Project Hildegard – a project to record and revisit all 77 liturgical chants written by the late, great, Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179). My very first home recording was made on March 18th, 2020 and yesterday I posted my 32nd setting in the series. I began the project […]
Here is my setting of Hildegard’s hymn for Saint Mathias (aka “the giant”). Perhaps appropriately, this is rather a giant piece, with over eight minutes of chant. Writing a supportive and interesting accompaniment was a challenge – largely because some of my ideas got in the way of the chant and made it too busy. […]
