Ordo Virtutum - Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) February 7, 2009

San Francisco Renaissance Voices (Todd Jolly, Music Director) joins with Bansuri master Deepak Ram, choreographer/dancer Purnima Jha and Celtic harper Diana Rowan to present Hildegard's definitive musical work "Ordo Virtutum." Hildegard von Bingen, a Medieval mystic German nun was remarkable by any standard; a physician, author, counselor to kings and popes and the composer of this, what many consider to be the first Opera, as well as many other ethereal compositions. This fusion performance, which has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Newsday and USA Today, combines Hildegard's plain chant with the traditional music and dance of India for a unique performance of this rarely performed work.

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