Hildegaard von Bingen

[Frances Morey]

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


. 


 --- 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>