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Vocatrix presents Hildegard's "Ordo Virtutum"

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Vocatrix presents Hildegard's "Ordo Virtutum"

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    Berkeley City Club Ballroom

    2315 Durant Avenue

    Berkeley, CA 94704

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    Los Angeles-based medieval ensemble, Vocatrix, will be performing on the Berkeley Early Music Festival on June 6th at 4:00 pm AND 6:00 pm.

    Vocatrix summons the heavenly sounds of 12th-century nun and mystic Hildegard von Bingen in a rare fully staged production of her morality play, Ordo Virtutum. The all-female ensemble, based in Los Angeles, has crafted a new candlelight vision of the 900-year-old manuscript. They will be accompanied by a handful of LA's and Berkeley's best period instrumentalists in a production that is "graceful, haunting...unforgettable."

    Hildegard von Bingen was a composer of outstanding originality and beauty, and nowhere is her magic more brilliantly displayed than in her allegorical proto-opera, Ordo Virtutum, the first work of its kind ever written.The work depicts the struggle of the human soul, Anima, torn between Vice and Virtue, and reverberates with themes that are surprisingly timeless: feminine strength and sisterhood, the power of nature, and humanity's place in the universe.

    Vocatrix's intent is to present this classic medieval morality play in a production that is at once accessible to modern audiences and still faithful to the musical priorities of the piece. The costumes were inspired by Hildegard's descriptions in her visions. The most unique aspect of Vocatrix's production is that the show is performed from memory, a feat that is very rarely attempted. The group of virtuose strives to interpret historical culture and find resonance in the new world. The ensemble prides itself on friendship and teamwork, pursuing themes of inspiration and sisterhood.

    Stage Direction by Patricia McKee
    Artistic Production by Katina Mitchell
    Edition by Ned Tipton
    Translation by Justin Haynes
    Jewelry and Costumes by Eric Ruyak of Hespera Designs

    The Virtues:
    Suzanne Anderson
    Sarah Beaty
    Anna Cave
    Lauren Davis
    Angie Engelbart
    Hilary Fraser-Thomson
    Karina Kallas
    Katina Mitchell
    Kara Morgan
    Lindsay Patterson
    Phoebe Rosquist
    Argenta Walther

    The Soul:
    Andrea Zomorodian

    The Devil:
    Jim Taylor

    Instrumentalists:
    Cheryl Ann Fulton, medieval harp
    Michelle Levy, vielle
    Arthur Omura, hurdy gurdy
    Alexa Pilon, vielle


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