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BENEDICTA: Marian Chant from Norcia by The Monks of Norcia

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Interview with WGTE's Brad Cresswell
1 Bells From The Basilica
2 Ave Maria Virgo Serena
3 Dominus Possedit Me
4 Nihil Inquinatum
5 Ait Dominus
6 Beatissimae
7 Regali Ex Progenie
8 Solem Justitiae
9 Ecce Virgo Concipiet
10 Gaude Maria
11 Gabriel Angelus
12 Sancta Et Immaculata
13 Rubum Quem Viderat
14 Alma Redemptoris Mater
15 Tuam Ipsius Animam
16 Cui Comparabo Te
17 Vadis Propitiator
18 Ave Regina Caelorum
19 Laetare Virgo Mater
20 Regina Caeli
21 Concordi Laetitia
22 Benedixit Te
23 Vidi Speciosam
24 Virgo Prudentissima
25 Virgo Parens Christi
26 Sub Tuum Praesidium
27 Ab Initio
28 Ave Maria
29 O Gloriosa Domina
30 Ave Maris Stella
31 Nos Qui Christi Iugum
32 Salve Regina
33 Benedicta
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De Montfort Music together with Decca Classics/Universal Music Classics will release BENEDICTA: Marian Chant from Norcia,the major label debut from The Monks of Norcia.  Based in Norcia, Italy, the community of the Benedictine Monks of Norcia is composed of 18 men, half American citizens and the other half a diverse group of men from all over the world representing a variety of cultural backgrounds. Monks and their devotional singing were not heard in Norcia for nearly 200 years, until 1998 when Fr. Cassian Folsom, Prior, settled with his community back in the birthplace of St. Benedict and The Monks of Norcia were born.  An American who studied voice at the venerable Indiana University before joining the monastery, Fr. Cassian explains, "Music is essential to the monastic life… chant is part of the air we breathe." 

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SYND: PRI/Classical 24, CBC, Stingray
Direct: Music Choice, MOOD
Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Wash DC, Atlanta, Houston, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Austin, Canada
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  • Monks of Norcia Fr. Cassian Folsom, Prior chats with WGTE Radio about new 'Benedicta' CD
    Posted At: June 22, 2015

    De Montfort Music together with Decca Classics/Universal Music Classics recently released - BENEDICTA: Marian Chant from Norcia, the major label debut from The Monks of Norcia.  Based in Norcia, Italy, the community of the Benedictine Monks of Norcia is composed of 18 men, half American citizens and the other half a diverse group of men from all over the world representing a variety o...

  • The Monks of Norcia - Benedicta / WFMT 'New Release of the Week'
    Posted At: June 21, 2015

    The Monks of Norcia, a monastic Benedictine community of men from Norcia, Italy, are releasing their first international album. As the monks sing nine times per day, it is fitting that, after years of inquiries, they decided to release a recording of their classic-style Gregorian chant. Father Cassian Folsom, an American, founded the Monks of Norcia. Before he became a monk, Father Folsom was enrolled in...

  • A Beutiful Life & Vow of Silence Earned Monks a #1 / WFMT interview
    Posted At: June 17, 2015

    Mozart once said, "The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between." Truer words could not be said about the Monks of Norcia. This group of Benedictine brothers is under a vow of silence but just released an album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard classical charts. The monks at the Monastery of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy have a median age of 36 and hail from all corners of the globe from I...

  • The Monks of Norcia - Benedicta Debuts #1 on Billboard's Classical Chart & #1@Barnes & Noble.com
    Posted At: June 10, 2015

    The Monks of Norcia - Benedicta, recorded by a group of 18 men; half American citizens and half representing a variety of cultural backgrounds was anything but quiet in its first week of release. Topping multiple charts including Billboard's #1 Classical Traditional Album chart, while also besting Taylor Swift and Willie Nelson as the #1 Best-seller at Barnes & Noble.com, #2 Best-seller...

  • The Monks of Norcia - Benedicta / NPR: Weekend Edition Saturday
    Posted At: June 6, 2015

    Listen to the Story "The monastic life is very plain and ordinary," says Father Cassian Folsom, the founder and prior of the Monks of Norcia, ensconced in the St. Benedict Monastery in central Italy. "You get up, and you pray, and you do your work and go to bed and then the next day you do the same thing." A large portion of the monks' daily routine is singing. "We chant the Divine Office and...
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