Benedict Gideon Hindman

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Registered Name: Benedict Gideon Hindman Resides: Stargate Status: Active Joined SCA: 1980
Order of Precedence
Benedict Gideon Hindman
Heraldry
Purpure, a viol bendwise Or

Lord Benedict Gideon Hindman

Previously Known As:
Nickname(s):
Pronouns: he/him

Offices:

• Local Offices Held

• Regional Offices Held

• Kingdom Offices Held

Persona History:

Lord Benedict G. Hindman, son of an English wool merchant out of Poole and a French mother, grew up in the Salisbury Choir School in the years around 1500. He remains in the employ of Salisbury Cathedral, performing and teaching music, for more than 40 years. He has been sent to France in service to the King on more than one occasion, trading musical ideas and archiving music trends from the French. Never married, he maintains modest lodging just outside the cathedral close. Thanks to his family's cloth trade, Benedict is kept well-dressed for his station. He is known for his musical abilities, steadfastness, and generosity.

Timeline of Activity:

Joined the SCA (with the same type of persona) ca. 1980; dormant for several decades; returned ca. 2019.

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Performing Arts Category Winner of Ansteorra Kingdom A&S 2024.

Service Through the Arts

• Teaches classes on music on occasion
• Does music demos and participates in SCA demos and events as a performing musician

Mundane Information:

• In mundane life, Lord Ben does exactly the same thing as in the SCA: professional performer of Renaissance and medieval music. He holds a Graduate Certificate in Medieval Music Performance Practice from a university in Catalonia. Historical re-enactor and classical musician.
  
• Superpowers:
  • Ambidextrous
  • Can sight-read in 4 clefs and read modal notation
  • Does the repair/mod work on his own instruments