Easter & Lent Music
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From the Community of Jesus
THE CHANTS OF EASTER
This celebration of the Feast of the Resurrection includes the Propers of Easter Day and chants for the octave of Easter -- daily services that are part of the week-long celebration of the Easter miracle. This male and female chorus carefully conveys the subtleties of ancient Gregorian notation, inviting listeners to share the glory of Christ's resurrection in all its richness. All chants sung in Latin. 26-page booklet includes all chants and their English translations. 31 selections; total time 73:27.
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CHRIST IS RISEN, TRULY RISEN!
Easter Chants & Anthems
A monk of Gethsemani Abbey, Chrysoganus Waddell, OCSO, has skillfully combined music and texts that span early Gregorian monody through the 21st century. Includes five recently composed anthems based on fragments of Gethsemani Abbey's earlier English plainsong. This collection truly flows from the heart of the Paschal mystery and leads listeners back to it. Sung in English by the William Ferris Chorale and directed by Paul French.
19 selections
Total time: 1:07:23
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From the Abbey of
Santo Domingo de Silos
EASTER IN SILOS
Within the heart of the Gregorian revival, the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos are respected the world over. This recording offers the most beautiful Gregorian works performed during the Easter Masses and Offices: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Discover the inimitable style of Silos – the rhythm, freedom and expressive power of love and faith. The booklet includes liner notes, commentary and lyrics in the original Latin. The perfect accompaniment to everyone's Easter celebration.
22 selections
Total time: 50:57
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From Holy Cross Hermitage
CHRIST IS RISEN!
Ancient Hymns of Pascha
From their Hermitage deep in the hills of West Virginia, the monks of Holy Cross Hermitage dedicate this collection to the Feast of Feasts -- the glorious Resurrection of our Lord. The choir adapts Synodal books of the Russian Orthodox Church, chanting these sanctified melodies entirely in English. Includes hymns from Paschal Matins, the Paschal Canon in its entirety, and a few special hymns from the Paschal Divine Liturgy, in Russian, Byzantine and Georgian chant styles. You'll also hear the festive peals of the monastery's bells.
36 selections
Total time: 53:29
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VALUE PRICED
PASSION & EASTER
The Most Glorious Spiritual Music
Symphonic and choral favorites, along with Gregorian chant, arranged thematically into the Passion, Easter and the Resurrection. Includes selections from Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, Mozart's Requiem, Brahms' A German Requiem, Verdi's Messa da Requiem, and Mahler's Symphony No. 2.
14 selections
Long-playing: 1:14:30
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GATES OF REPENTANCE
Hymns from Great Lent
& Holy Week
This expanded version of Fr. Apostolos Hill's original English-language recording adds eight new hymns, providing for a complete chant journey through Great Lent. One of only a few Byzantine chant recordings that comprises a complete selection of Lenten and Holy Week hymnology. Booklet includes complete hymn text.
27 selections
Total time: 59:47
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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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From the Abbey of St. Peter
Of Solesmes, France
MAUNDY THURSDAY
Chants & Prayers
The moving chants and prayers for the night before Jesus' Passion, when he gave the "mandate" to love one another. Includes Ubi Caritas and Pange Lingua.
20 selections
Long-playing: 1:04:05
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From the Abbey of St. Peter
Of Solesmes, France
GOOD FRIDAY
Matins & Lauds
Includes all three nocturnes of the office of Matins and the Antiphons and Psalms of Lauds for Good Friday.
29 selections
Long-playing: 1:07:04
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From the Abbey of St. Peter
Of Solesmes, France
EASTER MASS
Introits, Graduals, Alleluias, Sequences, Offertories, Communions, and Hymns from Easter Mass and the Mass for the First Sunday after Easter.
16 selections
Total time: 44:52
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