#1657: Vaults: Lux Vivens

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
As part of a week of New Sounds Live performances from the WNYC Archives, listen to Jocelyn Montgomery (Miranda Sex Garden) singing the music of the abbess Hildegard von Bingen, recorded live at the World Financial Center's Wintergarden. Rounding out the show is music by Bridget of Sweden. This show originally aired on April 26, 1999.

PROGRAM # 1657, from New Sounds Live at the World Financial Center (First aired 4/26/99)

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Jocelyn Montgomery

Live, 1/22/99

Songs by Hildegard von Bingen: Favus distillans [6:30]
Clarissima [7:30]
Caritas habundat [3:00]
Orzchis [2:00]
Lux Vivens [8:30]
O viridissima virga [5:00]
Kyrie [1:30]
Deus enim [1:00]

The CD Lux Vivens – the Music of Hildegard von Bingen, by Jocelyn Montgomery and David Lynch, is on Mammoth Records #354 980-183**, Available at Amazon.com* All of these songs except Kyrie are on the CD.

Les Flamboyants

Hildegard von Bingen und Birgitta von Schweden

Birgitta: Annuntietur in universa terra [4:30] O virgo [6:00]

Raumklang #9802 www.raumklang.de
(site is in German)

*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

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