*200 copies limited eidtion* Boston based The Pandora Consort, a dynamic force in early music, is excited to release a 16-work album of their sought-after concert program, Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision (Hildegard Von Bingen) with a dedicated performance recorded in the stunning acoustic Sanctuary space at Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro, Vermont. The release is a collaborative effort of Sedimental, The Pandora Consort and Epsilon Spires with In-Situ Polyculture Commons who sponsored the performance in October of 2025.
The Pandora Consort explores the mystical visions of Hildegard von Bingen through her illuminations and music. Hildegard is an impressive figure in many regards; she was a theologian, philosopher, botanist, doctor, magistra (mother superior), and one of the first named composers of music. Hildegard experienced visions (“umbra viventis lucis” or “the reflection of the living light”) from the age of three up to her death, and many of her writings and illuminations are a result of these visions. Hildegard’s writings, visions, and music are inextricably linked in her life and philosophy. Taking inspiration from her life, Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, and Gina Marie Falk, weave them together in a voice and harmonium concert program focused on four of her most famous visions that influenced her spiritual philosophy. Working with visual artist Cate Duckwall to bring these visions to life, this concert features music from Hildegard’s vast oeuvre accompanied by artistic animations of key illuminations, creating a multimedia experience.
In its two-year touring history, Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision has been has been featured by organizations and series such as Pegasus Early Music/New York State Baroque, Salon avec moi, Otter Creek Music Festival, Vermont Public Classical, SoHIP Boston, the Saint James World & Early Music Series, King’s Chapel Concert Series, Gotham Early Music Series (GEMS), In-Situ Polyculture, Off the Dock Chamber Festival, and Epsilon Spires’ Grrls to the Front.