You can also view a performance by Aurora Nova directed by Patrick Craig here.
O vis eternitatis
O vis eternitatis is one of 24 sacred anthems by women composers featured in Multitude of Voyces Anthology of Music by Women Composers Volume 2 in association with NYCOS.
Multitude of Voyces specializes in supporting underrepresented and marginalised communities through the creative use of music and words. Their educational resources are used widely in schools, universities, community choirs, churches and cathedrals around the world.
O vis aeternitatis,
quae omnia ordinasti in corde tuo,
per Verbum tuum omina creata sunt,
sicut voluisti,
et ipsum Verbum tuum induit carnem in formatione illa,
quae educta est de Adam,
et sic indumenta ipsius a maximo dolore abstersa sunt.
O quam magna est benignitas Salvatoris,
qui omina liberavit per incarnationem suum,
quam Divinitas expiravit sine vinculo peccati.
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.
[translation]
O power of eternity,
You who ordered all things in your heart,
through your Word all things are created,
just as you desired,
and your very Word put on the garment of flesh in that form
which was drawn forth from Adam,
and thus that garment itself from great sorrow is made pure.
O how great is the kindness of the Savior,
who freed all that is by this incarnation,
which Divinity breathed out free from chains of sinning.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
To be honest, I don’t typically think about whether I’m writing sacred or secular music. All music is sacred to me in some way, especially music for voices sung a cappella. The human instrument creating sound with our own breath and bodies, the connection with each another through almost imperceptible movement, and the WHOLE being so much greater than the sum of the parts. This is truly sacred. Sacred in my mind doesn’t relate to any religion, or even a higher power, but rather the nature of music and how we as humans connect through it. How we need it. In writing new music, I can be part of the conduit for that connection, while also reinforcing the ancient roots that shape my voice as a composer.
Being included in this Anthology has been an unexpected gift (the best kind)! I had no idea that I was in such rare company until just recently. It will be obvious from my piece “O vis eternitatis”, that Hildegard’s music and words are a source of great wisdom and inspiration for me. As someone who came to composition rather late in life, I have modest expectations of myself. I grew up with few models of women as composers, and it took me a long time to even see myself in the role of composer. Seeing my music in this Anthology turns that around as I hope to share it with a much wider audience than I could have ever anticipated. Thank you for this.
-Linda Kachelmeier
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