Auricle Chamber performs "Quia Ergo Femina" by Hildegard von Bingen
About the Composer (courtesy of Wikipedia):
"Hildegard von Bingen (1098 – 17 September 1179), also known as Saint Hildegard and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary, and polymath. She is considered to be the founder of scientific natural history in Germany.
"...She wrote theological, botanical, and medicinal texts, as well as letters, liturgical songs, and poems, while supervising miniature illuminations in the Rupertsberg manuscript of her first work, Scivias. She is also noted for the invention of a constructed language known as Lingua Ignota.
"...In addition to the Ordo Virtutum [the oldest surviving morality play], sixty-nine musical compositions, each with its own original poetic text, survive, and at least four other texts are known... This is one of the largest repertoires among medieval composers."
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Auricle Chamber
- Karoline Leal - Viola
- Felicia Kim - Piano
- Justin Scheibel - Violin
- Stephen Ian Savage - Clarinet
About the group:
Auricle Chamber is comprised of technically brilliant and creative musicians of flexible instrumentation and stylistic backgrounds to meet the demands of the repertoire. The ensemble performs/premiers new works and old without stylistic, cultural and ideological boundaries.
Our performances span the range of composed art music to improvisational groups and bands. Our mission is to contribute to Austin's vibrant cultural life with unique, under-performed, and challenging new works in a relaxed, inviting atmosphere outside of the restrictive conventions and protocols of the concert hall. We also wish to provide professional opportunities for Austin's musicians and composers to perform challenging music.
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Recorded live in concert on December 17th, 2017
Video and Performance Space by Blackerby Stage & Studio
www.stageandstudio.com
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Sponsored in part by Clavier-Werke: School of Music
www.clavierwerke.com
