BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3100@xyzbrighton.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190210T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190210T180000 DTSTAMP:20191122T035949Z URL:https://xyzbrighton.com/events/viriditas-hildegard-the-mystic-legacy/ SUMMARY:VIRIDITAS: HILDEGARD – THE MYSTIC LEGACY DESCRIPTION:Voice are Emily Burn\, Victoria Couper &\; Clemmie Franks. C elestial Sirens a female voice choir directed by Deborah Roberts and Lauri e Stras.\n \;\nStarting with the mystical chants of Hildegard\, this p rogrammer introduces some of the extraordinary range of music that would h ave performed\, and even composed by cloistered nuns in the middle Ages an d early Renaissance.\n \;\nMore familiar composers include Gilles Binc hois (c.1400-1460) and Josquin des Prez (c.1440-1521)\, heard alongside Gr egorian chant and anonymous music from two 14th-century Spanish manuscript : the Las Huelgas Codex from a convent in Burgos\, and the Llibre Vermell from Montserrat in Catalonia.\n \;\nMusic from Italian convents will i nclude tuneful Laude that the mystic Caterina Vigri (Saint Catherine of Bo logna) enjoyed singing with her sister nuns\, and from the 16thcentury 5-p art motets that may have been composed by Lucrezia Borgia’s daughter\, t he nun Leonora D’Este. Hildegard’s music has inspired a number of cont emporary composers. The concert ends with music by Stevie Wishart and Marc us Davidson\, including works specially written for Voice.\n \;\nJoin us for Viriditas: the music and life of Hildegard von Bingen\, a unique se ries of events exploring the contemporary resonances of the music and life of one of the most remarkable women of the Middle Ages. Hildegard von Bin gen (1098 - 1179) was a visionary\, mystic\, poet\, healer\, naturalist an d theologian. She was also the world’s first named composer – and the most prolific and original musician of her time.\n \;\nViriditas (Lati n for “green truth” or “greening power”) speaks to the intrinsic a nd vital relationships that exist between all living beings. The concept i s central to the systematic botanical and medicinal texts - for which Hild egard is recognized as the founder of German naturalism - and is a theme k ey to her life-long ecstatic visions that are strikingly documented in the poetic lyrics and soaring melodies of her music\, and in the texts and il luminations of her theological and cosmological treaties.\n \;\n \ ;\n \;\nA post-concert conversation will take place with Professor Lau rie Stras.\n \;\n \;\n \;\nPay What You Decide\n \;\nThere is an allocation of Pay What You Decide (PWYD) tickets available to guest s on a first-come\, first-served basis. Come and see the show without payi ng anything in advance\, and then pay what you think is appropriate at the end of the show. Maximum of four PWYD tickets per person. Please phone th e box office on 01273 678822 or email boxoffice@attenboroughcentre.com for further information.\n \;\nConcessions\n \;\nThe concession rate is available for students\, University of Sussex staff\, Over 60s\, and pe ople in receipt of JSA or DLA/PIP. Proof of eligibility may be required on the door or at the box office (if collecting). Personal assistance ticket s are available for free for customers who would otherwise be unable to at tend the venue. Please contact the box office on 01273 678822 or email box office@attenboroughcentre.com for further information.\n \;\nBox Offic e Opening Times\n \;\nThe box office (phone line and drop-in service) is open from 10am to 4pm\, Mondays to Fridays. The box office is also open one hour before the advertised show start time. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://xyzbrighton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/ 02/VIRIDITAS-HILDEGARD-–-THE-MYSTIC-LEGACY_Brighton.jpg CATEGORIES:Theatre LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181028T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR