Gloriae Dei Cantores : The Coming of Christ


The Coming of Christ
Song Name Composer
Responsory: Aspicens a longe Sharon Hunter
Rorate Caeli desuper Richard Cragg
Antiphon: O Emmanuel Peter Logan
Communion: Ecce Virgo Mark Bushnell
Antiphon: Missus est Gabriel Julia Witter
Offertory: Ave Maria Christine Helfrich
Antiphon and Solemn Benedictus: Puer qui natus est Lucia Smith
Invitatory: Christus natus est Helen Spatzeck-Olsen
Intoroit: Puer Natus est nobis Kathy Schuman
Alleluia: Dies sanctificatus Richard Cragg
Antiphon: Quem vidistis Tim Pheta
Antiphon: Genuit puerpera Tim Pheta
Antiphon:Angelus ad pastores Tim Pheta
Antiphon:Parvulus Filius Tim Pheta
Hymn: Christe Redemptor Peter Logan
Verbum caro factum est Lucia Smith
Hodie Christus natus est Richard Cragg
Mirabile Mysterium Sharon Hunter
Responsum Joan Jackson
Lumen ad revelationem gentium Nathanael Reese
Omnes de saba venient Mark Bushnell
Vidimus stellam Luke Norman
Admoniti Magi Richard Cragg
Herodes iratus Richard Cragg
Tolle Puerum Amanda Dawn Ortolani
Ex AEgypto Julia Witter
Ibant parentes jesu Lucia Smith
Non invenientes Luke Norman
Symphonie Gothique IV: Final Charles-Marie Widor

The Coming of Christ is the first of a series of three CDs using the exquisite music of Gregorian chant to describe and illuminate the life of Christ. Sung by the Gloriae Dei Cantores Schola and conducted by Dr. Mary Berry, CBE, these reknowned experts bring a wealth of experience to the interpretation of the chant. Well-known pieces alternate with numerous antiphons to bring us closer to the time of Christ's birth and early childhood. The prophetic announcements, the longing and anticipation of Christ's birth as well as the joy of the angels' message are all vividly portrayed in the chant. Chant-based organ works by French composers Alexandre Guilmant and Charles-Marie Widor frame this program celebrating the life of Christ. These are the first recordings to be made in the superb acoustics of the Church of the Transfiguration, a basilican church made of limestone, in a modern-day abbey.
Item Code 8887c
Mixed  |  14 - Choral  |  00 1 CD  |  United States  |  Elizabeth Patterson  | 
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