Offering for the Earth
April 19, 2026 at 4 p.m.
"All of creation is a song of praise to God. If we fall in love with creation deeper and deeper, we will respond to its endangerment with passion." — Saint and Doctor of the Church Hildegard von Bingen
“Offering for the Earth” celebrates and brings to life this timeless wisdom. In this concert, St. Louis parishioner and performing artist Alexandra Palting blends the sacred medieval songs of St. Hildegard Von Bingen with modern electronic music generated from the biorhythms of plants, creating an environment that fuses past and present, technology and music.
In today’s world of information overflow, Hildegard's legacy serves as an enduring example that knowledge and wonder can and should coexist. This concert promises to ignite curiosity about the natural world, inspire trust in the heavenly world to come, and open our hearts toward becoming faithful stewards of Earth that God asks us to be.
Details
Location: St. Louis Chapel (12500 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD 21029)
Admission: $25 in advanced, $30 at the door.
Meet The Artist
Alexandra Palting
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Alexandra Palting is a performer and award-winning writer based in New York City. Aside from her time as Artist in Residence at The Kennedy Center, other favorite local credits include CATF, Olney Theatre Center, Imagination Stage, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, and The Keegan Theatre. She is the performer, writer, lyricist and co-composer of 0874: A Filipino-American Love Story, a one-woman musical that was performed locally at The Kennedy Center, off-Broadway at Connelly Theater, and internationally at the U.S. Consulate in China. Most recently, she was a featured soloist on the original off-Broadway cast album Chasing Grace. She has performed her original music at venues including The Lincoln Theatre and Merriweather Post Pavilion and her career as a singer has taken her from the swing clubs of Baltimore to the Vatican. Her most recent on-camera work can be seen on "Law and Order," and her most recent voiceover work can be heard on Audible produced by Macmillan Audio. Alex feels so blessed for any chance she has to return to her Catholic home at St. Louis.