Saturday Night: Becoming Hildegard

“Becoming Hildegard”

This theatrical concert explores the life and work of the remarkable 12th century polymath, St. Hildegard von Bingen, as it echoes through time into contemporary music and thought. The program features choral ensemble, viola and piano, including plainsong and works that are influenced by early music, to create a texture of space, stillness, deep listening and healing.

About the Artists

Vocal Manoeuvres Ensembles, including: Exaudi Australis, Queensland Festival Chorus, VMA Youth Ensemble
https://vmacademy.net.au/ensembles

Ed Le Brocq: Musical adventurer, musician, music teacher, radio presenter and writer. We are excited to have Ed returning for Hildefest 2024 after his wonderful presentation last year.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/classic/ed-le-brocq/10596484

Sally Greenaway: is a multi-award winning composer hailing from Canberra, Australia. She has earned herself the reputation of being a versatile and diverse musician, having worked as conductor/musical director, jazz and classical pianist, music lecturer/teacher and composer/arranger.
https://www.sallygreenaway.com.au

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Sunday Program

Worship

Hildegard’s music was all composed for liturgical purposes, so our services are a fundamental component of Hildefest celebrations.

9am: Sung Eucharist with guest preacher, Rev Canon Selina McMahon

12pm: Healing Service

6pm: Choral Evensong with VMA ensembles and guest preacher

Choir Workshop

Join our community choir, Joyful Voices, to learn practical singing tips and practice one of Hildegard’s pieces so you can join in later in the day. Led by VMA Director Alison Rogers

Society of the Sacred Advent

The Reverend Sister Gillian Moses SSA will joining us at Hildefest to talk about religious communities in the twenty-first century. In this way we will honour Hildegard's life as a member & leader of a religious order.

The Society of the Sacred Advent is an Anglican Religious Order that has been working with women and girls in Queensland for over 125 years. Today you might know of them through their schools: St Margaret's Anglican Girls School at Albion and St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School at Corinda.

They also have an historical connection with Holy Trinity. Over the years we were lucky to have Parish Sisters ministering here. Sister Dora, S.S.A. (pictured) was part of the community from 1916-1933, and was remembered especially fondly by the parish.

For more information about the SSA today, visit https://www.societyofthesacredadvent.org/

Megan Humby

Communal Singing for Health and Well-being

Art Exhibition

As part of this year’s festival, we will be hosting an Art Exhibition in the church during the month of September, celebrating the Season of Creation [https://seasonofcreation.org]. Artists are invited to enter one or two art works, to be hung in the church for the month, reflecting this year’s theme - “Acting in Community with Creation”.

Whole Notes: Life lessons Through Music

Ed Le Brocq and Sally Greenaway

This project has received funding support from the Queensland Government’s Community Sustainability Action grant program through the Showcasing Queensland Heritage grant.

Sponsored by Australian Piano Warehouse