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CAPPELLA CLAUSURA TO PERFORM MEDIEVAL OPERA AT SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY

**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, JANUARY 29TH AT 7:30PM DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.

CAPPELLA CLAUSURA TO PERFORM MEDIEVAL OPERA AT SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY

WHAT:

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Cappella Clausura, a female vocal ensemble specializing in ancient music written by and for women, will present the Ordo Virtutem by the famous Benedictine abbess, Hildegard von Bingen, written about 1150. It is the timeless tale of the soul in conflict, at the center of the battle between the 16 Virtues, whose queen is Humility, and the Devil. The music is unique, celestial and powerful.

WHO:

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Cappella Clausura specializes in performing “12 centuries of new music,” by women composers, especially those of the Italian cloisters.

WHERE:

Sacred Heart University’s Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield.

WHEN:

Thursday, January 27, 2011, at 7:30 P.M.Snow date: January 29.

TICKETS:

Tickets, at $5 each, are available through the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart University: 203-371-7908.

SPONSORS:

The University’s College of Arts and Sciences, its office of Student Life, and University College

PRESS:

Media coverage is welcomed. Please contact Funda Alp at 203-396-8241 or alpf@sacredheart.edufor further information.

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