HAVPCD309 – Christus Rex – Catholic Music for the Liturgical Year
HAVPCD309 – Christus Rex – Catholic Music for the Liturgical Year
The Choir of St Etheldreda’s, Ely Place, London
A collection of Catholic music for the liturgical year recorded especially for the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need. Motets and anthems from the Renaissance golden age to the 20th century are interspersed with a few items of Gregorian chant. Aid to the Church in Need supports the faithful wherever they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need. ACN is a Catholic charity, helping to bring Christ to the world. Seminarians are trained; priests and religious are supported; churches and chapels are built and restored; religious programmes are broadcast; bibles and religious literature are printed; refugees are helped; over 40 million of ACN’s Child’s Bibles have been printed in at least 140 languages.
Please Note – This disk is not available until the 30th of September 2005.
New Release: HAVPCD305 – Thomas Tallis – Latin & English motets and anthems
The Rodolufus Choir directed by Ralph Allwood
Few, if any, composers of the sixteenth century can boast such a variety of musical styles and genres as Thomas Tallis. His diverse yet strikingly individual voice was a product of an outstanding musical imagination combined with the extraordinary historical context in which he lived. His working life spanned the reign of four monarchs, each preferring a drastically different flavour of Christian worship from his or her predecessor.
The Rodolfus Choir, well-known for its imaginative programmes and for its presentation of new, often specially-commissioned music, always makes a strong impact in performance, due partly to the immense vitality, precision, musicianship, and commitment of the singing, and partly to the inspirational qualities of its founder-director, Ralph Allwood.
