ModernMedieval voices Workshop

This event is part of a two-day residency that includes a performance by the ensemble on Wednesday, February 11, and a workshop led by the artists on Thursday, February 12. Both events are FREE.

WORKSHOP: Thursday, February 12, 5:00 pm, St. David’s Episcopal Church (Clairemont)

The SDEMS is proud to host ModernMedieval Voices for a two-day residency in San Diego!

ModernMedieval Voices is an all-female ensemble created by Dr. Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek to present programs that combine medieval chant and polyphony with new commissions and music from later eras. She is joined by singers drawn from some of the country’s leading early and new music ensembles, including Roomful of Teeth, Pomerium, and Trinity Wall Street Choir.

ModernMedieval Voices presents a lecture/workshop that, via Hildegard, focuses on the challenges of finding and performing medieval music. We will look at the manuscripts, examine Hildegard’s compositional style, and discuss differing ways of interpreting the notation, comparing different transcriptions of several of her chants, including Caritas Habundat and O Viridissima Virga. The presentation also deals with the challenges of programing Hildegard in a modern concert setting.

We will informally sing through some passages from the chants under discussion to show the different approaches and results thereof. This will include addressing the skills necessary for good ensemble singing.

This workshop is open to singers and non-singers alike. The San Diego Early Music Society will provide all materials. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

This event is free and open to all thanks to the support of the City of San Diego.