June Boyce-Tillman's Hildegard Network

Vera Claythorne’s mental instability which has driven her actions, was caused by the students she taught as a games mistress. Her experience caused her hatred for children, which isn’t a new wonder of the world considering they inherently ruined her life. The madness is what prompted her decisions and created her motives. Her spiral into insanity was not because of love, guilt, or death, but rather her students.

The story of St. Hildegard of Bingen was unique from the any of the other saints. She started her life growing up with a holy woman as a mother who died when St. Hildegard was 38, and right after became an abbess. She was the head of an abbey of nuns and lead them into the arms of Jesus. She then started a daughter convent. St. Hildegard influenced the church through her countless devotions to God through the talents of seeing visions, seeing the individual love that God had for each of his creation and because of this, she had amazing stories to tell.

Buffy Sainte-Marie, is a Canadian musician, composer, visual artist, educator, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of indigenous peoples of the Americas. In any of Buffy’s albums one will find decorous waltzes, among lyrical efflorescences weighted with imagery which grants an occasional glimpse of a steel mind. Her French style torchers have all the gripping qualities of that superannuated mode, combined with unconventional love song lyrics. Other love songs are warmly sentimental, with haughty and forbidding undercurrents. The one quality they all have in common is their lively tension. She was also a capable interpreter of outside material, and to top it off, her idiosyncratic vibrato made large-scale commercial success out of the question. Recently, Buffy adorns her native habiliment as she undertakes a partnership with the RSO seeking to promote a dialogue of truth and reconciliation surrounding the atrocities inflicted upon Native Americans by the white man. The partnership includes a Regina-based concert at the Conexus Art Center on October 11th which I’ve attended, followed by a tour of three First Nations communities across southern Saskatchewan, with a focus on Treaty 4 land. Herein, I will examine two songs Buffy played during her Oct 11th concert and offer an inchoate critique of her performance.

Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Saxony which is located in Germany on November 10, 1483 (“Martin Luther- Biography”). Luther was born into humble living, with his parents were peasants. Luther’s dad was a miner and did not want his son to mine as well, so he sent Luther to school at the age of seven with hopes of him becoming a lawyer. Luther continued onto that path until he experienced a life-altering event. In 1505 Luther was caught in a thunderstorm and became so afraid he frantically prayed for mercy on his life. In his anguished prayer, he promised St. Anne (the patron Saint of miners) that he would become a monk if the storm subsided. The storm passed, and thus Luther’s journey began. Luther became a monk and spent several

This is a particularly good internet resource because it was compiled by a group of people working to promote the tradition of Hildegard, as is stated in the their name, Working Group for the Promotion of the Tradition of Hildegard. Also it is a group that is based in Germany, so their culture is more closely rooted to the history of Hildegard than would be if it were a group of American historians. It provides links to several documents that were written on the subject on the life of Hildegard von Bingen, a link to an encyclopedia dedicated to catholic history, and a forum for the die hard Hildegard fans or the world. The site also has information on the history of the town of Bingen itself, as well as travel information should one decide to visit.

Women’s music came from radical, grassroots origins in the 1970s thanks to contributions by brave women, mostly lesbians (Mosbacher, 2002). These women used non-violent, peaceful force to forge their own way into the music industry. It was a peaceful yet political revolution of togetherness and liberation. It brought together women of different backgrounds who produced easy-listening, mellow harmonies played with lyrics filled with tumultuous

"The world of classical music - particularly in its European home - was until very recently the persevere of white men" (Gladwel 248). The idea that a woman was not capable of performing the same job designated for men is simply discrimination. Instead, it was a fact in defending the reasons for which a woman could not perform this task, that men produced better music than a woman. In the society, that we live each person has something different; when we see a strange we develop an impression of the personality, abilities, and skills of this person relying solely on past experiences we have. Gladwel says, "music is music" and "the only true way to listen is with your ears and your heart" (251). The ability of a woman when playing a musical instrument is the same as a man, without making a difference in the physical appearance. Not understand how much of that prejudice is clouding our approach is a mistake, that we have to understand and take responsibility. In order to, not repeat the same injustices committed in the past.

Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 4, 1864 in Lancaster Massachusetts into a large family and passed away in 1921. Her parents were George Roswell and Henrietta swan I. George was a divinity doctor and also a minister, which didn’t keep their family in one location very long. Henrietta was the eldest of seven children, but unfortunately two of them passed at a very young age. Leaving Massachusetts behind her family moved to Cleveland, Ohio for her father’s ministry work. And Henrietta, who was seventeen at the time, enrolled at Oberlin College and did a preparatory course for a year. After her yearlong enrollment she decided to study music for two years, for her father still have work to accomplish. After the three years were up they decided

Carrie Amelia Moore thought that drinking caused most of the problems in the world. She was against alcohol and she started trying to get it to be banned. Carrie is known for carrying a hatchet with her that helped her smashed public places. She kept thinking that god wanted her to travel around and get people to see the way she saw the problems of alcohol. She did speeches, used violence, and she was a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union who was known most from all of the other people who were in there..

Andruska is also a professional vocalist that performs in various classical music settings. She is a cantor at several churches, and sings in various choirs throughout the community. When meeting with Mrs. Andruska in our pre-conference, it became clear that she prides herself on providing highly effective instruction for all of her students. She describes her teaching style as being diverse, given that she incorporates many different general music education methodologies into her teaching. She is Orff and Kodaly certified and works with students in our autism program (CAPS), special education programs, and general K-5 education

April Pedersen does a decent job at stating her claims to the readers but often forgets to back her claims up with evidence that is sold and understandable. The lack of correct and clear evidence makes it very difficult for readers to agree with her opinions. As well, a lack of personal testimony is a large problem in the paper. These small leaks in evidence are hard to notice when first reviewing her paper, but after great analyzation any reader can be confused by her failing evidence. Pedersen’s insufficient evidence forces her claims to seem unreasonable leading to large amounts of disagreement and small amounts of acceptance.

Bethany Hamilton survived a shark attack. Bethany was only 13 years old, and Hawaii’s most promising surfer. Her dream was to surf forever. And make it to the national championships. Bethany Hamilton showed great resilience in overcoming a shark attack in order to achieve her surfing dream.

Martin Luther was a Monk, Priest and Theologian born in late 1483 in the German town of Eisleben. His father owned a copper mine and had always wished for his son to go into civil service. When Luther was seventeen he arrived at the University of Erfurt. By 1502, Luther had already received his bachelor’s degree and by 1505 he had a Master’s degree. The same year, while returning to University, he was caught in a tremendous thunderstorm. A lightening bolt struck near him and terrified, he cried out, "Help, St. Anne! I'll become a monk!”. Luther lived, and keeping to his promise, he dropped out of university and entered the monastery.

When one hears the word “feminist”, many different things may come to mind. One may think of the “bra burning” feminists of the 1960s or the “riot grrrl” feminists of the 1990s. It can bring to mind issues such as abortion, birth control, and unfair wages. There are many different aspects of feminism, some of which are understood only by those involved in the movement. But like most things people are passionate about, feminism has held a strong place in music since its very beginning, and can be seen in its festivals, its politics, and in the average American’s everyday life.

As a child, Clare was devoted to prayer. Even Though, There is no mention of this in any historical record, it is thought that Clare was to be wed in line with the family tradition. But, at the age of 18 she heard Francis preach during a Lenten service in the church of San Giorgio at Assisi, and asked him for his help to live after the way of the Gospel. On the night of Palm Sunday, March 20, 1212, she left her home, with her aunt Bianca, proceeded to the chapel of the Porziuncula to meet Francis. There, her hair was cut, and she gave him her beautiful gown for a plain robe and veil. Her father tried to persuade her to come home, but she told her father that she would have no other husband but Jesus Christ. Francis soon sent her away to another monastery of the Benedictine