The wisdom of 12th century mystic Hildegard von Bingen dwells in her music, and her teachings come alive whenever we sing her songs. Experience Hildegard’s music the way she shared it with the women and men who sang with her, in a gentle, contemplative process of listening and singing together, through the ear to the heart.

Suggested donation $10. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Drop-ins and newcomers always welcome.

Monday evenings, 7-9 pm

In the first half of 2012, we do not meet on the following dates:
January 30
April 2
May 14

The above schedule was last updated December 29, 2011. To check for changes, contact Devi Mathieu at dmathieu@sonic.net or 707-829-0815.

Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
550 Mendocino Avenue (please use Cherry Street entrance)
Santa Rosa, CA
www.incarnation-sr.org

Since 2007, we’ve been gathering in the beautiful redwood sanctuary of Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, embraced by the warm resonance of ancient redwood that echoes with more than a century of music and prayer.

Please enter the church campus from the parking lot on Cherry Street – see link below for a map and directions. Enter the sanctuary through the door to the Columbarium.

Directions

Incarnation flyer

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) was a Benedictine Abbess, mystic, visionary, wisdom teacher, composer, singer, author, healer, and spiritual conscience for the patriarchy of her time. Her songs are filled with beautiful melodies and images that deeply nourish heart and soul. By singing her songs, we receive her teachings in much the same way as the women and men she guided during her lifetime.

Devi Mathieu sings medieval and contemporary music in the USA and Europe, offers vocal instruction and coaching, and helps reveal the voices of those who think or have been told they cannot or should not sing. In addition to performing as a soloist in many concert offerings of Hildegard von Bingen’s music, Devi has taught Hildegard’s music, using the medieval oral tradition, since 1996.

Devi has studied with some of the world’s most respected interpreters of medieval music, including Barbara Thornton, Margriet Tindemans, and Karen Clark. She regularly collaborates with composer, author, and pianist William Allaudin Mathieu and with string virtuoso Shira Kammen. Devi and Shira co-direct Vox Flora and Vox Terra, early music ensembles that present medieval sacred music under the auspices of Numina Center for Spirituality and the Arts.

Devi is deeply committed to exploring the common roots from which all human spiritual traditions arise, and to bringing this commonality into contemporary consciousness through song. A student and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, American Sufism, and Christian mysticism for more than 30 years, her studies also embrace Judaism, native Middle Eastern traditions, and Eastern European song and dance traditions.

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