Modern Chamber Music Inspired by the Music of Hildegard von Bingen
Sponsoring Organization(s)
International Society of Hildegard von Bingen Studies; Medieval Institute, Western Michigan Univ.; Michigan Festival of Sacred Music
Organizer Name
Elizabeth Start
Organizer Affiliation
Michigan Festival of Sacred Music
Presider Name
Elizabeth Start
Paper Title 1
To Hildegard
Presenter 1 Name
Elizabeth Start
Paper Title 2
. . .circling, circled . . .
Presenter 2 Name
Lawrence Axelrod
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Chicago Composers' Consortium
Start Date
16-5-2015 7:00 PM
Session Location
Fetzer 1045
Description
This concert session presents twenty-first-century musical works inspired by the music of Hildegard von Bingen. The sources of inspiration taken from Hildegard's works will also be performed. The performance is organized by Elizabeth Start, composer, cellist, and Executive Director of the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music. Works presented include Start's own "To Hildegard" (2014) for flute, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and harp, written for the Assisi Suono Sacro festival, and a newly commissioned work by Chicagoan Lawrence Axelrod. This program, highlighting contemporary works that draw on Hildegard's musical legacy, is performed by musicians drawn from the Kalamazoo and Chicago areas. The concert of ca. 45-minutes duration is immediately followed by a discussion with the composer, performers, and other invited panelists.
Elizabeth Start
Modern Chamber Music Inspired by the Music of Hildegard von Bingen
Fetzer 1045
This concert session presents twenty-first-century musical works inspired by the music of Hildegard von Bingen. The sources of inspiration taken from Hildegard's works will also be performed. The performance is organized by Elizabeth Start, composer, cellist, and Executive Director of the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music. Works presented include Start's own "To Hildegard" (2014) for flute, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and harp, written for the Assisi Suono Sacro festival, and a newly commissioned work by Chicagoan Lawrence Axelrod. This program, highlighting contemporary works that draw on Hildegard's musical legacy, is performed by musicians drawn from the Kalamazoo and Chicago areas. The concert of ca. 45-minutes duration is immediately followed by a discussion with the composer, performers, and other invited panelists.
Elizabeth Start