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Directed by Gail Walton
Praise Thee, Notre Dame, the second recording from the Liturgical Choir, features a Mass, in five movements, written for two organs and choir by nineteenth-century French composer Louis Vierne, with organists Erik Floan and Heather Martin. The remainder of this collection is a cappella, including, 'Salvation is Created' by Pavel Tchesnokoff, 'Ave Maria' by Igor Stravinsky 'Ain'a That Good News' arranged by William Dawson and 'Notre Dame Our Mother,' the University of Notre Dame alma mater. |
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Directed by Gail Walton
Sing Unto God! encompasses the Liturgical Choir's repertoire. From the intricate Baroque motets of Viadana and Victoria to the melodic twentieth century setting of Psalm 23 by Matthews, included are choral standards such as Bach's 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' and Mozart's 'Ave Verum Corpus.' Other pieces, seasonally themed include a song for Epiphany 'Heilig' by Mendelssohn and Victoria's plaintive setting of the Lenten 'O Vos Omnes.' The recording ends with Parry's 'I Was Glad,' one of the most famous cathedral anthems ever written. |
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Directed by Gail Walton
The third compilation of the Liturgical Choir's music, Exultate Deo, features mostly a cappella music, with sets by Durufle, Palestrina, Mendelssohn, and Stanford. Highlights include Faure's tranquil 'Cantique de Jean Racine'; Hoiby's contemporary organ exposition, 'Let This Mind Be In You'; Palestrina's ageless 'Sicut Cervus'; Mendelssohn's eight-voice German Mass segments; and Stanford's jubilant Easter anthem, 'Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem.' |
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Directed by Gail Walton
The release, Cantate Domino (2000), is a combined effort of the University of Notre Dame Basilica choirs. It features a few of the contemporary pieces the Liturgical Choir prepared for their summer tour in Paris, including twentieth-century French composers Francis Poulenc and Pierre Villette. The thirteen voiced Basilica Schola sings Renaissance pieces by Hans Leo Hassler, Heinrich Isaac, Thomas Tallis and William Byrd. The Women's Litrugical Choir performs motets by Gabriel Faure, Franz Schubert and Charles Stanford. |