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Posted on May 31, 2019

#MarianMay , Beata viscera Mariae Virginis, set by William Byrd, performed by The King’s Singers

#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…

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Posted on May 31, 2019

#MarianMay : Magnificat, John Taverner, performed by Chanticleer

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…

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Posted on May 30, 2019May 31, 2019

#MarianMay, “Regina Caeli Laetare”, The Cathedral Singers

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia; Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia, Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia: Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.  

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Posted on May 5, 2019

#MarianMay – “Ave Maria Stella”, Nils Landgren trombone, Anders Bromand organ

Ave Maris Stella is an extremely versatile and influential piece of music, and moving away from the choral focus of Marian May so far, here is an instrumental version by…

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