Chant from St. Meinrad Archabbey
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From St. Meinrad Archabbey
LAUDS & VESPERS FOR CHRISTMAS(CD
Witness the celebration of Christmas in song with the Benedictine monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. This recording offers listeners two complete prayer services for Christmas: Lauds (morning prayer) and Vespers (evening prayer). Chanted entirely in English, they are based on the Latin which dates from 800 AD, the time of Charlemagne, and earlier. Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB, reshaped these ancient melodies for their monastic office. Recorded entirely in the Archabbey church.
24 selections
Total time: 49:43
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From St. Meinrad Archabbey
GENTLE SHEPHERD
by Tobias Colgan, OSB
Many of us yearn for quieter, more contemplative lives. Benedictine Father Tobias Colgan can't take us behind the sturdy walls of a traditional monastery, but his peaceful, prayerful music can.
Like its familiar title song, Gentle Shepherd strives to translate the spirit of Gregorian chant into modern idioms. It includes some of his best-known songs as well as appealing new compositions. Some tracks strongly evoke the flow and modalities of chant while others have a folk or an early-American Shaker flavor.
The arrangements for Gentle Shepherd are deliberately simple; the songs can be sung by any parish assembly. They include songs for Gathering, responsorial psalms, gospel acclamation, communion and sending forth, as well as morning prayer, evening prayer, and times of meditation.
14 selections
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From St. Meinrad Archabbey
GREGORIAN CHANT
IN LATIN & ENGLISH
For Lent & Easter
The Archabbey's monks explore the heights and depths of emotion in the mysteries of Christ's death and resurrection through chant. They range from the simple to the most complex with selections covering Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Includes introits for Ascension and Pentecost. Recorded in the Archabbey Church at Saint Meinrad.
24 selections
Long-playing: 1:03:33
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