Hildegard von Bingen, 12th century Benedictine Abbess, was a visionary, composer, author, and healer. She gave her songs as a form of spiritual activity. They have the power to unleash latent musical sensibilities and unite individuals into a collective of one heart. When one learns in the medieval aural tradition, music enters the ear, takes up residence in the heart, and emerges as song. Music moves through the singer’s body, offering a direct experience of the wisdom and clarity innate in each of us, in each of our fellow singers, and in all of humanity.

Experience Hildegard’s music as she would have taught it—through the ear to the heart—in the medieval aural tradition.

$10 each evening

Monday evenings, 7 - 9 pm

Church of the Incarnation    Directions

2008 Schedule*

Meetings are grouped into sessions of 6 or 8 weeks. Each session will focus on specific portions of Hildegard’s musical drama, Ordo Virtutum. Although commitment to an entire session is recommended, drop-ins are most welcome.

Session I:        Feb 4 through March 24, 2008 (8 weeks)

Session II:       April 21 through May 26 (6 weeks)

Session III:      June 2 through July 7 (6 weeks)

Session IV:       August 4 through 25, Sept 8 through 29 (8 weeks)

Review:            October 6

Session V:        October 20 through November 24 (6 weeks)

Review:            December 1

Devi Mathieu has been studying and singing Hildegard’s music since 1993, and teaching in the aural tradition since 1996. She sings medieval and contemporary music in Europe and the US and can be heard on the Cold Mountain Music label. For more information about Through the Ear to the Heart, contact her at 707-829-0815 or DMathieu@sonic.net.

*If you attend infrequently, it’s a good idea to check with Devi in case of schedule changes.

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