O magna res (2019)

Hildegard in an inspired moment.

Bit of a back-story here. In the carefree days of 2019 I composed music for one of Hildegard von Bingen's mystical poems, "O magna res." I did this for a Toronto-based women's vocal sextet called the Schola Magdalena. This group was to have performed the setting in a concert in April 2020 -- but of course that didn't happen. Then, a couple of months ago, I discovered a New York-based countertenor named Phillip Cheah, who produces a series of home-made videos called "Quire of Cheahs." I asked him if he would like to make a video in which he sang all six parts in "O magna res" himself. He did, and this fine little video is the result.


© Colin Eatock 2020

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