It was just announced that the Institute of European Studies in Vienna named Nancy Van de Vate as composer in residence. Van de Vate, who was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, is a prolific composer and educator, as well as an active performer. Her works are frequently...
As I mentioned during her Feast Day, Hildegard of Bingen is clearly one of the most extraordinary women in history, if not the most extraordinary. Her achievements, including standing up to and even actively challenging The Church, and recording her visions and...