Verdant Medicine at Columbia University & All Saints Episcopal

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Written By Beth Beauchamp

This September Alkemie reprises Verdant Medicine at All Saints Episcopal (Manhattan) and makes its debut at Columbia University’s St. Paul Chapel.

In the words of Hildegard “the senses are to a person as precious stones sealed in a vase.” Deepen your experience with a concert you can not only hear and see—but also touch, smell, and taste! VERDANT MEDICINE celebrates mystic, medic, and musician Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), a medieval polymath who expanded both Christian theology and the humoral theory of Galen to connect the viriditas (living greenness) of plants and the metaphorical viridity of spirituality directly to the human body and its functioning. Her beliefs are mirrored in the music she wrote for her nuns—ecstatic chants in which unfurling branches, earthbound roots, and medicinal spices are depicted in soaring melodies that swirl throughout an almost three-octave range.This multi-media experience expands upon Hildegard’s music with quotes from her mystical and medical writings paired with projections of images, accompanying fixed media, and materials distributed to the audience that evoke the five senses.

Co-sponsored by Music Humanities and the Office of the Core Curriculum of Columbia University.

Alkemie’s multi-sensory Program returns by popular demand

Verdant Medicine celebrates mystic, medic, and musician Hildegard von Bingen and her work related to the connection of the viriditas (living greenness) of plants and the metaphorical viridity of spirituality and its relation to the human body.

This mixed media concert will include materials that evoke the five senses.

We invite you to our intimate evening concert in the sanctuary of All Saints Episcopal Church in Manhattan on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 pm with a reception to follow.

(230 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022).

If you cannot make the Friday concert there is a free performance (with registration)  on Thursday September 26, 2024 at St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University at 6:00pm.

(1160 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027)

Beth Beauchamp

Having worked as a professional musician, a music-educator, and the Executive Director of a number of non-profit arts organizations, Beth has over 10 years of experience in catering to the unique needs of artists. Beth believes that the talent, education, and skill-sets of her clients have inherent worth. As a passionate artist advocate, she aims to help her artists improve the quality of their own lives by encouraging them to honor the value of their own work, and by creating materials which allow them to champion their art with confidence. Equally interested in building community, Beth aims to create a roster of artists who are excited to support and collaborate together. 

http://www.beauchampartistservices.com
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