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The programme of works entirely by female creators juxtaposes the timeless music of polymath Hildegard of Bingen with exciting commissions and new arrangements from some of today’s most engaging compositional voices including Kerry Andrew, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Zöe Martlew and Joy Nkoyo. The title Lingua Ignota comes from a mystical and secret language that Hildegard created that could be embedded into Latin: text that is used in Zöe Martlew’s new work specially written for The Marian Consort.

Hildegard of Bingen - Caritas abundant in omnia
Kerry Andrew - Hevene Quene
Claire Cope - I lie alone**
Hildegard of Bingen - O viridissima virga
Joy Nkoyo - I write to you now**
Elizabeth Maconchy - Propheta mendax
Hildegard of Bingen - O frondens virga
Zoë Martlew - Lingua Ignota**
Cheryl Frances-Hoad - In the Crypt of the Wood
Hildegard of Bingen - O splendissima gemma

**World Premiere

Concert ticket includes free Pre-concert talk 12.15-12.45pm in Malling Abbey: 

Hildegard: The Woman of her Age
Distinguished author and critic, Fiona Maddocks in conversation with Thomas Kemp places Hildegard of Bingen into her context and explores her influence on music past and present.

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Malling Abbey
52, Swan Street, West Malling, Kent ME19 6JX

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