Upcoming Events
KALAMAZOO CONGRESS
The 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo will be held May 7 - 10. 2009, (see our Calendar of Events for addresses and other contact information).
The ISHBS sessions at the Congress have been finalized and the four presenters will be: Prof. Xavier Hasher of the University of Strasbourg, France, Prof. Marie Formarier of the University of Lyon, France, Prof. Avis Clendenen of Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois, and Mohammed Fairouz of New York.
The titles of their papers are as follows:
" Prof. Xavier Hascher: "Where is the Fundamental Structure? Attempting a Reductive Analysis of Hildegard's O suavissima virga."
" Prof. Avis Clendenen: "Encounter with the Unconscious: Hildegard von Bingen in Jung."
" Prof. Marie Formarier: "Verbal Dynamics and Rhythmic Segmentation in the Hildegard von Bingen Sequence O ecclesia."
" Mohammed Fairouz: "Yaqub Al-kindi of the Arab Golden Age and Hildegard von Bingen."
The abstracts of these four presentations and other details about the Congress will be published in the Spring, 2009 edition of Qualelibet.
We will also conduct a short ISHBS business meeting during the Kalamazoo
Congress.
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PAST EVENTS
"BRIDGES TO INFINITY"
(Michael Guillen, 1983)
CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE HOSTING 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HILDEGARD VON BINGEN STUDIES
MAY 29-JUNE 1, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (USA)
WELCOMING ADDRESS
DR. CAROL JEAN VALE, SSJ
CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE PRESIDENT
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
PROF. BRUCE HOZESKI (Founder of the Society)
POZZI ESCOT (President of the Society, 1993-)
TRIBUTE TO DR. WERNER LAUTER (Rudesheim-am-Rhein)
DR. MARGOT SCHMIDT (Eichstatt)
SPECIAL SPEAKER: Dr. Irena Koprowski
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Prof. Therese McGuire, Presider
Chestnut Hill College
PROF. KARAN SCHNEIDER (Breyer State University/AL)
"The Construction of Energy - Hildegard's Elements and
Emotional Diseases "
Thursday, May 29, 9:45-10:30 am
PROF. ROBERT COGAN (New England Conservatory/MA)
"Templates, Fractals, Multi-Modes, Multi-Colors:
Hildegard as Composer"
Thursday, May 29, 2:00-3:00 pm
DR. VICTORIA SWEET (MD, University of California/SF)
"Viriditas, The Green Humor"
Friday, May 30, 9:00-10:00 am
PROF. CHRISTEL MEIER-STAUBACH (Universitat Munster/Germany)
"Prophecy and Therapy - Hildegard's Mission to Reform Church and
Man "
Friday, May 30, 2:00-3:00 pm
PROF.HARRY CHALMIERS (President,McNallySmith Col./MN)
"Building Bridges Between Education and Technology"
Saturday, May 31, 9:00-10:00 am
PROF. CARMEN ACEVEDO-BUTCHER (Shorter College/GA)
"Hildegard von Bingen and the Polysemous Logos"
Saturday, May 31, 2:00-3:00 pm
EXHIBITS, St. Joseph's Hall/The Rotunda, Wed-Sunday
LYDIA RUYLE (University of Colorado/Greeley)
Creator of the "Goddess Icons", banners
Dr. Margaret Rukstalis, Psychatrist/University of Pennsylvania, will
be presenting a discussion of these banners, Session #2
ELLEN WIENER (Painter, New York) "The Still Small Hours"
FRANCES & SHIELDS FLYNN (Tryon, North Carolina)
"The Wondrous Metals"
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AWARD WINNER POET RUTH LEPSON
Reciting Hildegard's poetry and her own, May 30, 3:15 pm
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CONCERTS
Diane Luchese (Towson University)
Organ Recital, Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Ave./Philadelphia 19118, 5/29, 8:00 pm
Sopranos Joan Heller, Patrice Pastore, pianist Ellen Polansky
(Southern Methodist Uni., Ithaca College, New England Cons.)
St. Joseph's Hall/The Rotunda/ Chestnut Hill College, 5/30, 8 pm
The Second Instrumental Unit
David Fulmer/Eliot Gategno, Directors (Juilliard School)
St. Joseph's Hall/The Rotunda/Chestnut Hill College, 5/31, 8 pm
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BABS BAKERY (All-natural Baking Service Dedicated to Hildegard)
A bakery using spelt and coconut products available with samples founded
by Prof. Karan Schneider, www.babsbakery.com
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SESSIONS
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
SESSION I
CHAIR: PROF. MARIE CONN (CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE, PA)
1. Buonanno, Lorenzo (Columbia University, NY)
"Vitruvius, Hildegard, and the Liber divinorum operum"
2. Luethje, Kathy (Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, FL)
"A Brightness in Hildegard"
3. Christel Detsch (University of Nebraska, NE)
"Hildegard and Goethe's Makarie: Two cosmic Personalities"
SESSION II
CHAIR: PROF. JOHN LATARTARA (UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, MS)
4. Hascher, Xavier (University of Strasbourg, France)
"Soaring to Heaven Without the Fetters of a Bass-line"
5. Clendenen, Avis (Saint Xavier University, IL)
"Hildegard and the Encounter With the Unconscious"
6. Morehead, Patricia (Columbia College, IL)
"From the 12th to the 21st – on Being a Composer"
THURSDAY, AFTERNOON MAY 29, 4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
SESSION III
CHAIR: PROF. MARIE CONN (CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE)
7. Gardiner, Michael (New England Conservatory, MA)
"The Virtues as Sonic Steps"
8. Bishop, Jason (Penn State Erie, Behrend College, PA)
"The Evolution of the Office of Compline"
9. Eldar, Sivan (Tel Aviv, Israel)
"Pisiq: A Hymn to the Great Outdoors"
SESSION IV
CHAIR: PROF. JOHN LATARTARA (UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, MS)
10. Kashuba, Mary (Chestnut Hill College, PA)
"Allegory Revisited"
11. Sonpal, Daniel (Delbarton School, NJ)
"The Travels of Hildegard, The Travels of Harry Partch 750 Years
Later"
12. McCaffrey, Ruth (Florida Atlantic University, FL)
"Hildegard, Music and Healing"
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
SESSION V
CHAIR: PROF. AVIS CLENDENEN (SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY, IL)
13. Latartara, John (University of Mississippi, MS)
"Performance and Notation in the Music of Hildegard"
14. Malone, William (Pike Peak Community College, CO)
"Pluies: A Bridge to the 20th Century and Beyond"
15. Keathley, Elizabeth (University of North Carolina, NC)
"Women, the Feminine, and Discourses of Musical Modernism"
SESSION VI
CHAIR: PROF. PETER EVANS (LONGY SCHOOL, MA)
16. Buide, Fernando (Santiago, Spain, Yale University)
"Tropos - Hildegard Versus Escot"
17. Lee, Heather (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
"The Sacred Fire - An Intercultural Treatment of Hildegard's Music"
18. Cunio, Kim (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
"The Sacred Fire - An Intercultural Treatment of Hildegard's Music"
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 30, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
SESSION VII
CHAIR: PROF. AVIS CLENDENEN (SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY, IL)
19. Emmery, Laura (El Camino College-Torrance, CA)
"Mathematics and Music: Teaching in the 12th Century and Now"
20. Looker, Cathy (Chestnut Hill College, PA)
"Two Spiritual Companions for our Times: Hildegard and Ignatius
of Loyola"
21. Field, Jennifer (Santa Monica, CA), "A Distant Memory"
22. Veeneman, Curt (Stockton, CA)
"Bulgars Bonk Bingen: Hilde Does the Buchimish"
SESSION VIII
CHAIR: PROF. PETER EVANS (LONGY SCHOOL, MA)
23. Fairouz, Mohammed (UAI)
"Yaqub Al-Kindi of the Arab Golden Age and Hildegard"
24. Grimes, Laura (Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto,
Canada)
"Female Priesthood in Hildegard von Bingen and Gertrud of Helfta"
25. Van Baalen-Wood, Meg (University of Wyoming/Laramie, WY)
"The Body Through Which the Dream Flows"
26. Wilson, Margaret (University of Wyoming/Laramie, WY)
"The Body Through Which the Dream Flows"
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 10:15 am - 12: 00 pm
SESSION IX
CHAIR: MICHAEL GARDINER (NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY, MA)
27. Conn, Marie (Chestnut Hill College, PA)
"Sisters Under the Ban: Hildegard, Nuns of Port-Royal, and the
Interdict"
28. Herold, Conrad (Hofstra University, NY)
"Hildegard, the 12th Century and the Emergence of Money"
29. Gorostiza, Michael (Rider University, NJ)
"An Exploration Into Music's Meta-Composition"
SESSION X
CHAIR: PATRICIA MOREHEAD (COLUMBIA COLLEGE, IL)
30. Evans, Peter (Longy School, MA)
"VoxMultitudinis of Ordo Virtutum:Incipits, Modes, Structures,
Extrapolations"
31. McGuire, Christian (McNally Smith College, MN)
"Symphonia Caritatis: The Cistercian Chants of Hildegard von Bingen"
32. Prince, Charles (Southwestern University, PA)
"Crafting Educational Policy in Zimbawe:Moving Beyond Modern Colonialism"
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 31, 3:15 pm - 5:30 pm
SESSION XI
CHAIR: MICHAEL GARDINER (NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY)
33. Jette, Christopher (University of California-Santa Barbara, CA)
"Art is the Eye of the Beholder"
34. Rukstalis, Margaret (University of Pennsylvania, PA)
"The Banners of Lydia Ruyle"
35. Waddell, Margaret ("Primordial Sounding, Columbia, MO)
"Divine Harmony: The Music of Hildegard and Beinsa Douno of Bulgaria"
SESSION XII
CHAIR: PATRICIA MOREHEAD (COLUMBIA COLLEGE, IL)
36. Levenberg, Jeff (New England Conservatory, MA)
"Through the Boethian Doctrine of Synesthesia, Hildegard and Vitruvius"
37. Perry, Lee (Cumming, GA)
"Hildegard and the Origins of Celtic Christian Faith"
38. Shuster, Lawrence (University of Georgia, Athens, GA)
"Proportion, Symbol & Metaphor in 15th Century Music, Art,
Architecture"
