Name: Sequentia
Start: 2023-10-08T15:00:00
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church

Benjamin Bagby

Sequentia

Early Music in Columbus

Hildegard von Bingen The name evokes many images: the medieval Benedictine abbess and mystic from the Rhineland, in modern times elevated by the Vatican to the status of saint and doctor ecclesiae; the renowned healer and natural scientist; the keen observer of human nature; the passionate and celebrated witness to the power of divinity as manifested in countless visions of extraordinary vividness; the modern new-age and feminist icon who inspired countless books, performances, and even a recent German film; a woman of noble birth and immense courage, who was not intimidated by the male hierarchy of the 12th century church, who fought for the rights of her convent, and corresponded freely, giving advice to prelates, kings, queens and emperors. But happily for us, this unique medieval woman is also known as a brilliant Latin poet and musician, the creator of over 75 virtuosic spiritual songs of astonishing originality and beauty as well as the earliest surviving music drama written by a known composer