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MEDIA CONTACT: Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800
January 30, 2007
EVENT: "The Story of Hildegard" concert
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in the Interfaith Chapel on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
The Hildegard Players, a group of University of Rochester students and members of the greater Rochester community, will don monk-like costumes to perform works by the 12th century theologian, composer, and author Hildegard.
A nun who founded convents and corresponded with popes and statesmen, Hildegard composed music— soaring songs in plainchant tradition of a single vocal melodic line— and musical plays. She also detailed her visions and wrote works on science, natural history, and medicine.
The theatrical program will include narration, dance, and an exorcism as well as music. "The Story of Hildegard" is written and produced by Honey Meconi, professor of music and coordinator of The Hildegard Project, a long-term undertaking to perform all of the composer's music.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the Department of Music, (585) 275-2828.
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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