THE MUSIC OF SAINT HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

St Hildegard was highly gifted by the Lord. Among her many gifts was music. In this one-day retreat, we will look at some of Hildegard’s music and her vision of music: Its mysterious, divinely inspired nature, and its function and power within the liturgy. This will serve as a springboard for a general discussion on liturgy as well as an introduction to Fr Angelus’ own liturgical compositions inspired by our Saint. Though being a singer or musician is not a requirement to attend the retreat, we will be forming a Schola (choir) in order to sing through some Antiphons and Psalmody so as to illustrate certain musical and liturgical points.