8. Female Chant Repertoire in Aveiro’s Dominican Convent of Jesus during the Observant Reform (15th Century)

Kristin Hoefener studied musicology, medieval philology, history and art history at the Universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht (Netherlands), at the University Paul Valéry of Montpellier, and at the EPHE of Paris (France), as well as singing and early ensemble music at the Conservatory of Tilburg (Netherlands). She concentrated in past research on liturgical monodies and their strong contextual anchoring (historical, hagiographic and liturgical), as well as on the inscription in a process of innovation (liturgical reforms, innovation in musical notation, composition of new chants, compilation of cycles with new and old elements). Investigating connections between texts and melodies by interweaving musicology and philology are specific features of her research. In 2019 she completed her Ph.D. intitled Studies on Origin, Development and Transmission of Office Cycles in Honour of the Holy Virgins from Cologne: Cult History as Music History at Würzburg University (Germany). She holds a position as Marie Skłodowska-Curie research fellow at University Nova in Lisbon (Portugal).

Her vocal ensemble KANTIKA has performed sacred music at festivals in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Hungary and Poland and recorded six CDs. She also works as choir conductor and teaches workshops.