Ave Maris Stella

Description

The chants of the Gregorian repertoire dedicated to the Virgin Mary, performed by the communities of the abbeys of France.
The monasteries remain oases of peace and silence for our troubled times. For many people, it is a significant experience to hear the song of the monks and nuns rising in the choir of an abbey; especially when this song is a thousand years old.
Many communities perpetuate the tradition of Gregorian chant. In this beautiful heritage of Christian song, the hymns, antiphons, or responses dedicated to the Virgin Mary play an important role. It is with this Marian tone that this double album offers a journey through the liturgical year.
Well-known Gregorian pieces (Ave Maria, Ave maris stella, Regina cœli, etc.), others to discover, all sung by choirs of monastic or religious communities: sometimes historic recordings from the abbeys of Ligugé, Timadeuc, Saint-Wandrille, Kergonan, Sept-Fons, Argentan as well as the choir of the Fathers of the Holy Spirit of Chevilly.