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#ChoralMarch began with The King’s Singers performing Tallis’ “Spem in Alium”, so it seems appropriate as #MarianMay comes to an end to return to The King’s Singers and another work of the…
From labelmate of The Beatles on their own Apple Records, to composer of devout works of Orthodox faith, John Taverner followed an unconventional path from hippy fandom (the rather arch…
Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia; Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia, Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia: Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
Here is Clonmel’s own Frank Patterson with a song inextricably associated for many with the month of May and Mary: Here is Patterson singing this hymn live:
One of the above is Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet in this year’s mega-super-blockbuster Avengers: Endgame, the other is the reliquary of St. Teresa de Jesus. Via: <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Did…
From Sile Denvir’s 2016 album, Caithréim: Ceol agus Amhráin ó Dhrámaí an Phiarsaigh, (Music and Song from the Dramas of Patrick Pearse), here is “Caoineadh Mhuire”, (Mary’s Lament) – although…
One of the interesting things about this occasional #MarianMay series has been how many living, contemporary composers continue to create works setting classic texts of Marian piety. From Arvo Pärt to Stefano…
Henri Dallier succeeded Gabriel Faure as organist of La Madeleine in Paris. This composition is performed by the current organist, Francois-Henri Houbart, who has been in post since 1979 – one of the…
Séamus Sweeney 