Ave Maria - CD

Ave Maria, the second international release for the Choir School, is masterfully directed by choirmaster John Robertson.

Bursting with the transcendent sounds of this choir of boys and men coupled with the glorious acoustic of St. Paul's in Harvard Square, every selection on Ave Maria tells a story. Each beautiful and interesting choral work has its own history. Perhaps none more significant than that of the inspiration for Palestrina's Missa Pappae Marcelli or of the extraordinary depiction of the Magi from the East in 'Reges Tharsis,' on to the vivid and dramatic use of harmony in Bruckner's 'Virga Jesse floruit."

One thing is clear, this beautiful music has a stream of inspiration running clearly throughout. Dvorak and Rachmaninofff are such well-known names, however Rachmaninoff himself called 'Bogordoditse Dyevo' a favourite of his own works.

Track Listing:

1. Ave Maria, Op. 157, No. 6

2. Virga Jesse Floruit, Wab 52

3. Stabat Mater Dolorosa, P. 77

4. Bist Du Bei Mir, Bwv 508

5. Gaude, Virgo Mater

6. Reges Tharsis

7. Da Nobis Pacem

8. Kyrie

9. Dignus Est Agnus

10. Theodora, Hwv 68: Angels Ever Bright And Fair

11. Tu Trinitatis Unitas

12. Sub Tuum Praesidium

13. Bogoroditse Devo, Op. 37, No. 6