Vespers is a service of the Divine Office, celebrated at sundown, with the chanting of antiphons and psalms at its core. Celebrated with candlelit processions, Purification is also a “feast of light,” when candles are blessed for use by the church and the congregation. This solemn feast marks the end of the liturgical season of Christmas, and is the last day on which the great Marian antiphon “Alma redemptoris mater” (Dear mother of the redeemer) is sung to end the liturgical day. It commemorates the ritual purification of Mary, 40 days after giving birth to Jesus, as well as the presentation of the Jesus to the priest Simeon, who recognized the infant as the Messiah with the song of praise that begins “Lord, lettest now thy servant depart in peace … ( Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine. The Purification of the Virgin Mary-known earlier as the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple-is an ancient Christian feast dating to at least the 4th century, celebrated on February 2. In addition to performing a variety of chamber music programs each year, the group sings, tours, and records as part of Yale Schola Cantorum. The select group of eight singers specializes in early music, oratorio, and chamber ensemble. Members of the Yale Voxtet are students of Professor James Taylor and are candidates for graduate degrees in voice. The program is taken from the First Vespers for the feast of the Purification (Candlemas) in plainchant, according to the Solesmes Antiphonale of 1912, with thirteenth-century polyphony from Las Huelgas Codex. This double album forms part of Saydisc’s 50th Anniversary celebration releases and is drawn from recordings made over the years from mono open reel recording to high quality stereo digital.This concert is the culmination of the work the Yale Voxtet has done in their Latin diction and Chant Course. The Music Includes world music, traditional British music, early classical music on original instruments, novelty numbers, jazz, music hall, musical boxes, guitar quartets, saxophone quartet, brass group, viol consorts, choral music and chant, handbells and church bells, poetry and readings - from mediaeval times to the present day. The combined forces of the monks of Prinknash and the nuns of Stanbrook sing Latin and English chants and psalms in an inspirational and serene selection. The complete Divine Office of Compline in both Latin (monks of Prinknash) and English (nuns of Stanbrook) recorded at Stanbrook Abbey plus serene and joyous Latin plainchant and English chant sung by the monks of Prinknash recorded in the Chapter House of Gloucester Cathedral. The Monks of Prinknash, The Nuns of Stanbrook Full texts in Latin and English are supplied. The large, warm acoustic of Stanbrook Abbey chapel is perfect to enable this lovely devotional music to flower. The monks of Prinknash and the nuns of Stanbrook abbeys sing excerpts from the dawn and midnight masses and other traditional Latin plainsong for the season of Christmas. The Monks of Prinknash Abbey, The Nuns of Stanbrook Abbey Prinknash Abbey is set in the Cotswold hills near Gloucester and the monks sing contemplative traditional Latin Plainsong and uplifting modern English Chant. For more information please click on the disc cover or catalogue number
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