people are walking around, thats annoying

nice, I have this version 'Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of St. Maurice & St. Maur, Clervaux' well worth listening to

This was a live performance, wherein the women opened by themselves, followed by the men singing the Gregorian *Salve* as a processional; Couldn't be helped; sorry…

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beautifully Beautiful and worthy in every way- of His Christ Lord Jésus . amen 

Copy of St Michael the Archangel Chant

Memorare (Latin)
Cor Unum Artists
Paul Jernberg, composer and conductor
Recorded at St. John the Guardian of Our Lady Parish
Clinton, Massachusetts
January 4, 2022

Memorare

Performance of the Gregorian Salve Regina coupled with Josquin DesPres's cantus firmus motet in my own performance edition. 

The motet is a marvel of musical craftsmanship: not only does it utilize the Gregorian chant in its entirety in the Alto voice, but its structure is a strict double canon throughout: Soprano/Alto sing one strict canon; Tenor/Bass sing a different strict canon. Performed by Voces Novae et Antiquae under my direction May 16, 2004, in Philadelphia, PA.

The performing edition is also available from me directly: <info@robertamross.com>

Background from Wikipedia:

The *Salve Regina,* also known as the "Hail Holy Queen," is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. The *Salve Regina* is traditionally sung at Compline in the time from the Saturday before Trinity Sunday until the Friday before the first Sunday of Advent. "Hail Holy Queen" is also the final prayer of the Rosary.

The work was composed during the Middle Ages by German monk Hermann of Reichenau and originally appeared in Latin, the prevalent language of Western Christianity until modern times.

(Premier pars:)
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiæ,
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevæ,
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos
misericordes oculos ad nos converte;

(Secunda pars:)
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
hail our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us;
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.


Wikipedia link

Salve Regina (Gregorian chant & Motet by Josquin DesPres; ed. Robert A.M. Ross [1984; rev. 2004])

Coro de Gregoriano de Vitoria-Gasteiz (dir. Antton Lete)
Coro Araba Abesbatza
Coral Samaniego Abesbatza
Daniel Oyarzábal, órgano
Aitor Sáez de Cortázar, director 

Salve Regina-Gregorian (Coro de Gregoriano de Vitoria-Gasteiz)

Inviolata Integra Et Casta Es Maria (Gregorian Chant By Chant Group Psallentes)

Me and my cousin were just messing around and made this...Really proud of how it came out! 

Black 99 & DLVI - Green & Blue

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
~ Romans 15:13 ~

Sanctus, My Little Friend
Dedicated to the Holy Spirit who graciously answered my prayer to send a dove companion.

The inspiration for my “Sanctus” poem began on 10 May 2008, Saturday morning, 9:41 a.m., the Vigil to the Solemnity of Pentecost. A dove arrived near my home. I named my new visitor, “Sanctus” and we cooed together from a distance. A delight! At first, Sanctus is lodged in a nearby deodar cedar tree. As time goes on, my little friend comes closer. One bright day, upon opening my front door, Sanctus is seated on my white balcony railing. After two years, Sanctus did not return and a new dove arrived. Sanctus had a distinctive cooing and to this day I miss my little friend, wondering if (s)he had passed away or traveled to a new destination. Each subsequent year a dove returns on or near the same date. I coo again but the connection is not the same as with my dear Sanctus.

My Sanctus chant~song is composed and sung by me in my 2015 recording at Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn, Colma, CA. The live dove sounds field recording is made by Mark Head and me in 2017. Sanctus was posted on SoundCloud on June 4, 2017, the Feast of Pentecost. The Nagra recording device clearly captured the doves cooings and flutterings. I am very grateful to Mark, whose long hours of arduous editing were truly invaluable.

Thank you to Elizabeth Young, the founder of the Palomacy non-profit in the San Francisco Bay Area which saves domestic (unreleasable) birds who would otherwise be eliminated. Elizabeth referred me to Dale Miller and her two daughters, Paloma Gifford and Vivia Gifford. To tie the Synchronicity and Connectivity of God even further, Paloma is a female name, derived from Latin “palumbus” which means ringdove, a symbol of peace. The name also can be associated with a white dove and The Holy Spirit. This caring family fosters nine ring-necked doves. These doves are now adopted and living in loving “forever” homes.

The eight doves heard in the “Sanctus” recordings are Cathy, Peaches, Dewey, Bailey, Rooster, Flitwick, Theo, and Liberty (Libby, who is blind). On the morning of our phone call to arrange our meeting, one of the original nine doves, Autumn, passed away. We remember their beloved dove and Cathy (his mate).

On the Feast of the Epiphany, January 4, 2009, I had the great pleasure to be present while the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Kühn Choir of Prague recorded Trilogy of Hope which comprises of three songs. Originally to be an ERMMedia 2010 album, the President and Conductor passed away, and the recording company closed.

PARMA Recordings was referred to me to continue the above project. Trilogy of Hope was accepted by PARMA. 

Years went by. A new PARMA Recordings Agreement as of August 2024! Trilogy of Hope opus will, at long last, be fulfilled! Elated and grateful that PARMA Recordings, a Grammy award-winning company, will produce the album.  Sanctus, is to be the Prelude song to Trilogy of Hope.

The recording for Sanctus took place at Studio Martínek in Prague on March 11, 2025. What a delight to work with the Kühn Choir of Prague once again, choirmaster Jakub Pilka, and the sessions music producer extraordinaire, Jan Košulič. 

And now, for the Most Important White Dove of all, the Holy Spirit.

May this song be more than music.
May it be a light, a prayer, a homecoming.
For in every flutter of wings, in every whispers “tu,”
we are reminded: we are never without You.
All Glory, Honor, and Praise to the Holy Spirit ~
the Eternal Dove, who sings through us,
guides us in Love,
and breathes life into all.

Sanctus ~ Trilogy of Hope album ~ Kühn Choir of Prague

Gregorian Chants - Kyrie Elesion, Gloria, Sanctus, And Agnus Dei

01 - Kyrie Eleison      00:00:27 
02 - Gloria                 00:02:33 
03 - Sanctus              00:05:44 
04 - Agnus Dei          00:07:50

Gregorian Chants - Kyrie Elesion, Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei

Nicene Constantinopolitan Latin Creed - Catholic Gregorian Chant

(Lc. 1, 28.42)  Ave Maria gratia plena dominus tecum * benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui. 
(cf. Lc. 1, 34-35)  V. Quomodo in me fiet hoc que virum non cognosco 
                                    Spiritus domini superveniet in te et virtus altissimi obumbrabit tibi. 
                               V. Ideoque quod nascetur ex te sanctum vocabitur filius dei.*
                                   

Ave Maria gratia plena - Ofertorio de la Anunciación (Einsiedeln 121, f. 12; Graz 807, f. 10)

Magnificat

Lumen ad revelationem

De muziek van Arvo Pärt heeft sinds de oprichting van Kwintessens- nu vijf jaar geleden- een
grote rol gespeeld in de ontwikkeling van het koor. Dat deze componist op 11 september 2010
zijn 75e verjaardag vierde, was voor ons een reden om op die datum ons eerste concert
te plannen met uitsluitend muziek van Arvo Pärt.
Pärts muziek is van een prachtige eenvoud. Door 'ongeoefende' oren gewaardeerd en door 
muziekkenners gekarakteriseerd als muzikale ijssculpturen van een haast pijnlijke schoonheid. 
 

'I could compare my music to white light which contains all colours.

Only a prism can divide the colours and make them appear; this prism could be

the spirit of the listener.'

Arvo Pärt

Kamerkoor Kwintessens - Da Pacem Domine  - Arvo Pärt

Recorded at the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral
Basilica Schola
New York City, 12/12
Recorded by Malcolm Addey

14th-century tune; this plainsong version is related to the late medieval Scandinavian version found in Piae Cantiones (1582).

Puer natus in Bethlehem, Alleluia. Unde gaudet Jerusalem. Alleluia. In cordis jubilo Christum natum adoremus, cum novo cantico. 
Hic jacet in præsepio, Alleluia. Qui regnat sine termino. Alleluia. 
 hoc natali gaudio, Alleluia. Benedicamus Domino: Alleluia. 
Laudetur sancta Trinitas, Alleluia. Deo dicamus gratias. Alleluia.

A Child is born in Bethlehem, alleluia. Rejoice together, all Jerusalem, alleluia, alleluia. Refrain: Let us adore the birth of Christ with joyful hearts and a new song. 
He lies here in the manger, alleluia, who rules without end, alleluia, alleluia.  R.
On the joyful day of his birth, alleluia, let us bless the Lord, alleluia, alleluia. R.
The Holy Trinity be praised, alleluia. Let us thank God, alleluia, alleluia. R.

Puer Natus in Bethlehem

The Angelus ~ Singing in Latin ~ (El Angelus ~ Canto en Latin)

Composer, conductor, singer, educator, arranger, editor, engraver

Salve Regina (Gregorian chant & Motet by Josquin DesPres; ed. Robert A.M. Ross [1984; rev. 2004])

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