From our album 'Stabat Mater', recorded live in concert at the Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield, UK on 20th September 2014. Sheffield Chamber Choir, directed by Robert Webb. Sound recording and images by James Bacon www.pianorecording.co.uk CD...  moreFrom our album 'Stabat Mater', recorded live in concert at the Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield, UK on 20th September 2014. Sheffield Chamber Choir, directed by Robert Webb. Sound recording and images by James Bacon www.pianorecording.co.uk CD available to buy at www.sheffieldchamberchoir.moonfruit.com Mp3 download available on Amazon and iTunes. John Tavener's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis 'Collegium Regale' were composed in 1986, commissioned by Stephen Cleobury for the choir of King's College, Cambridge. The standard text of the Magnificat (Song of Mary, Luke 1: 46-55) is augmented by words of the Orthodox troparion (Byzantine hymn) to the Mother of God.  less

Music: Jean-Christophe Rosaz Ensemble Vocal Féminin Callisto dir. Élisabeth Baconnais ___ Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulieribus ; Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus ! Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ora pro nobis, pecc...  moreMusic: Jean-Christophe Rosaz Ensemble Vocal Féminin Callisto dir. Élisabeth Baconnais ___ Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulieribus ; Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus ! Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ora pro nobis, peccatoribus, Nunc, et in ora mortis nostræ. ___ Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. ___ Je vous salue, Marie pleine de grâces ; Le Seigneur est avec vous. Vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes et Jésus, le fruit de vos entrailles, est béni. Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs, maintenant et à l’heure de notre mort.  less

Chamber choir Hljómeyki sings Stóð við krossinn mærin mæra by Hreiðar Ingi Þorsteinsson. Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir mezzo soprano soloist, chamber quartet. Conductor Marta G. Halldórsdóttir.