The Hildegard Project/ Le Projet Hildegard

Hi everyone! Happy International Women’s Day! As a part of the celebration we would like to give you a little update into what we have been doing recently! We had a concert at McGill in December which featured guest artists Nune Melik, Jaqueline Leclair, and Alexis Castrogiovanni, and an opening address given by Brenda Ravenscroft. We want to thank everyone who came and supported us as well as our amazing musicians and presenters! Below are some photos from the evening. We have exciting upcoming events this spring include a presentation at Chez Doris one of our favorite venues, and a concert for the public, details soon to follow!

Let's celebrate the female winners at the Grammy Awards 2020! . Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Winner: Harp Concerto, by Jennifer Higdon (compose...r) . Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: Chernobyl by Hildur Guðnadóttir (composer) Hildur Gudnadóttir . Best Musical Theater Album: Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell (composer & lyricist) Anais Mitchell . Best American Roots Song: Call My Name by Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins (songwriters) . Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Songplay, by Joyce DiDonato . Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite, by Nicola Benedetti . Best Pop Vocal Album: Bad Guy, by Billie Eilish . Record of the Year: Bad Guy, by Billie Eilish . Song of the Year: Bad Guy, by Billie Eilish . Album of the Year: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, by Billie Eilish . Best New Artist: Billie Eilish . Best Urban Contemporary Album: Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) by Lizzo . Best Pop Solo Performance: Truth Hurts by Lizzo . Best Traditional R&B Performance: Jerome by Lizzo . Best Jazz Vocal Album: 12 Little Spells by Esperanza Spalding . Best World Music Album: Celia by Angélique Kidjo . Best Spoken Word Album: Becoming by Michelle Obama . Best Folk Album: Patty Griffin by Patti Griffin . Best American Roots Performance: Saint Honesty by Sara Bareilles . Congratulations to all these amazing women! . #Donne365 #Donneblog #WomenInMusic #Grammy2020 #62Grammy #Equality #Igualdade #DonneWomenInMusic #WomenGrammy See more

Our program tonight will include this incredible music played by some fantastic musicians! Not an event to be missed! See you all tonight.