Ave Maria

“Uplifting, hypnotic music that melts away stress.” — Wall Street Journal 

“Old traditions ring anew in youthful voices of St. Paul’s Choir School.” — The Boston Globe

“The Boys of St. Paul’s Choir School….otherwordly beauty.” — LA Times

Bursting with the transcendent sounds of this choir of boys and men coupled with the glorious acoustic of St. Paul's in Harvard Square, every selection on Ave Maria tells a story. Each beautiful and interesting work has its own history. Perhaps none more significant than that of the inspiration for Palestrina's Missa Pappae Marcelli or of the extraordinary depiction of the Magi from the East in 'Reges Tharsis,' on to the vivid and dramatic use of harmony in Bruckner's Virga Jesse. One thing is clear, this beautiful music has a stream of inspiration running clearly throughout. Dvorak and Rachmaninoff are such well-known names, however Rachmaninoff himself called 'Bogoroditse Dyevo' a favorite of his own works. A must have for quintessential boy-choir category in the music collection.
 

Track Listing:

1. Ave Maria – Rheinberger
2. Virga Jesse floruit – Bruckner
3. Stabat mater dolorosa – Pergolesi
4. Bist du bei mir – Bach
5. Gaude, Virgo mater – des Prez
6. Reges Tharsis – Ancient
7. Da nobis pacem – Mendelssohn
8. Kyrie – Palestrina
9. Dignus est Agnus – Ancient
10. Angels Ever Bright and Fair – Handel
11. Tu Trinitatis unitas – Dvořák
12. Sub tuum praesidium – Charpentier
13. Bogoroditse Dyevo – Rachmaninoff
14. O salutaris hostia – Delibes
15. In paradisum – Fauré
16. O mysterium ineffabile – Lalouette 
17. Nulla in mundo – Vivaldi
18. A Song of Wisdom – Stanford