The Hildegard Commission Concert returns to National Sawdust to premiere groundbreaking new works from four of today’s most exciting rising composers, alongside featured compositions from four brilliant finalists. Step into a multi-sensory, immersive environment inspired by the extraordinary legacy of the 12th-century mystic Hildegard von Bingen. Long before modern multimedia, Hildegard used vivid, intricate miniature drawings in her prophetic books to bring her complex spiritual visions to life in ways that Latin words alone never could. For this year’s commission, our four winning composers have composed music, each directly answering a distinct miniature illustration from Hildegard's codices. These historic images will be brought to life through dynamic animations and projections from a visionary visual designer, transforming the performance space into an interactive ecosystem of sight and sound.
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New works inspired by Hildegard’s life, music and works of art
A Hildegard Symposium on visual music
Performed by Trinity Choir and the National Sawdust Ensemble
Jeffrey Zeigler, Music Director of the National Sawdust Ensemble
Experience the profound depth of Hildegard’s visions, evoking the same sense of wonder as gazing at a starlit night or standing before a towering masterpiece. Given Hildegard’s enduring appeal across a wide range of fields such as music, medicine, natural sciences, and philosophy, this concert offers a stunning exploration of what it means to be human, spiritual, and connected to the world we share.
// The Hildegard Commission is generously supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, Endeavor Foundation and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Development Fund.
// This is a seated performance. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email boxoffice@nationalsawdust.org.
ABOUT TRINITY CHOIR
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Peerless, Grammy–nominated interpreters of both early and new music, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street has changed the realm of 21st–century vocal music, breaking new ground with an artistry described as “blazing with vigour...a choir from heaven” (The Times, London). This premier ensemble, under the direction of Julian Wachner, can be heard in New York City and around the world in performances described as “thrilling” (New Yorker), “musically top-notch” (Wall Street Journal), and “simply superb” (New York Times). The choir leads the liturgical music on Sundays at Trinity Church and St. Paul’s Chapel, while performing in Bach at One, Compline by Candlelight, and many other concerts and festivals throughout the year. Critically acclaimed annual performances of Handel’s Messiah and Trinity’s annual Twelfth Night and Time’s Arrow Festivals have become a tradition for many New Yorkers. The Choir has toured extensively throughout the United States, making appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Berkeley Early Music Festival, BAM Next Wave Festival, and the Prototype Festival, and recent seasons have seen performances at Paris’s Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and London’s Barbican Theatre. The Choir has been featured with the Bang on a Can All-Stars, the New York Philharmonic, and with the Rolling Stones on their 50th anniversary tour. Trinity’s long-term commitment to new music is evident in their collaborations with living composers including Du Yun, Paola Prestini, Ralf Gawlick, Elena Ruehr, and Julia Wolfe. The Choir collaborated on Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work, Angel’s Bone, which was presented in Trinity Church in 2014 and at the Prototype Festival in 2016.