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Hildegard von Bingen

March 27, 2004 • NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with the members of Anonymous 4 — an a cappella singing group — about their latest CD: American Angels: Songs of Hope, Redemption, & Glory. Unlike their earlier albums, this album focuses on 18th century American spirituals and shape-note music.

'Hope, Redemption & Glory' with Anonymous 4

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Anonymous 4

January 28, 1999 • Listeners and reviewers have described them as having the voices of angels. Intense and haunting, they are four women who sing with no musical accompaniment and have been performing medieval chant long before it became popular again. Join guest host Melinda Penkava for a live performance and chat with the vocal quartet Anonymous Four.

Anonymous 4

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Ensemble Galilei

December 16, 2002 • Warm the hot chocolate and enjoy a special winter treat. The acclaimed early-music group Ensemble Galilei joins host Neal Conan for a performance and chat. Enjoy the sounds of Scottish small pipes, a Celtic harp ... and a surprise guest performance!

Ensemble Galilei

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'Symphony of Psalms'

December 24, 2000 • Igor Stravinsky wrote his Symphony of Psalms in 1929 for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony.

'Symphony of Psalms'

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Heavenly Music From Hildegard Of Bingen, A Soon-To-Be Actual Saint

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Heavenly Music From Hildegard Of Bingen, A Soon-To-Be Actual Saint

December 21, 2011 • Pope Benedict XVI plans to canonize 12th-century composer, mystic, doctor and Benedictine abbess Hildegard von Bingen next year.