Hildegard von Bingen

A mystic who turned visions into beautiful chants, Hildegard von Bingen has inspired everyone.Hildegard has inspired reams of scholarship and writing, films and even perfume, but right now her presence is most keenly felt in music, where her work has transcended the silos of early and classical music to influence experimental and feminist artists.She was born in 1098 to a wealthy family, then taken into the care of a nun at Disibodenberg monastery in Germany’s Rhineland.