Hildegaard von Bingen
Frances Morey
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Fri Apr 2 13:16:48 2004
Billy Jim,
I went to the Hildy site and discovered that the Spring series fee is $225. That pretty much counts me out in my present pathetic income situation. Ah, maybe in my next life.
Frances
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--- On Fri 04/02, Jim Strong < strongjim@yahoo.com > wrote:
From: Jim Strong [mailto: strongjim@yahoo.com]
To: ghetto2@lists.whathelps.com
Cc: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 00:29:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Hildegaard von Bingen
--- Dian Donnell <meadow@austin.rr.com> wrote:<br><br>> what means this "very spiritual?"<br><br> (in reponse to wayne's):<br>> > Hildegard von Bingen was an Abbotess who lived<br>> > from 1095-1179 and composed wonderful choral<br>> > music. She also published two books on medical <br>> > practice and was sometimes counsel to Emperor<br>> > Frederick Barbarossa.<br>===============<br><reply><br> yep, she also was a close confidant of the pope of<br>that era ... fontaine wrote some time back about a<br>group in austin who perform her music (the hilde<br>girls) ...<br> they are worth checking out ..<br> >> austin hilde girls web site:<br>http://www.hildegirls.com/home.php<br><br> after fontaine put up her post, i got my hands on<br>five of her works cd's:<br> (1) 'voice of the blood' [WDR]<br> (2) 'canticles of ecstacy' [WDR]<br> (3) 'vision' [Amgel]<br> (4) 'luminous spirit' [Koch]<br> and the 'tapestry' cd wayne references ...<br><br> i pop 'em into the truck cd player and find it<br>blocks all road-rage input and puts me in a very<br>peaceful state ...<br> such beautiful polyphonic paradise ...<br><br>'like billowing clouds,<br>like the incessant gurble of the brook,<br>the longing of the spirit can never be stilled.'<br> -- HvB <br><br>billy jim<br><br><br>