Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God)

Gloriæ Dei Cantores presents All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, conducted by Peter Jermihov (specialist in Russian and Orthodox liturgical music) and produced by Richard K. Pugsley, Director of Gloriæ Dei Cantores. Expressing their ongoing vision of unity through music, Gloriæ Dei Cantores is joined by members of the St. Romanos Cappella, The Patriarch Tikhon Choir, and The Washington Master Chorale. Soloists Dmitry Ivanchenko and Mariya Berezovska, of the National Opera of Ukraine in Kiev join the seventy-seven singers for this landmark collaboration. Vadim Gan, protodeacon under the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church sings the clergy exclamations with Dmitry Ivanchenko. All-Night Vigil was recorded by the legendary sound engineer, Keith O. Johnson from Reference Recordings. Official website: gdcchoir.org Recording: gdcrecordings.com/product/all-night-vigil-op-37/ Stream: https://naxos.lnk.to/AllNightVigilEL "Rachmaninoff submitted the newly-composed score of the All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 for evaluation and correction to his former composition teacher, Sergei Taneev (1856-1915). The esteemed master, known for his critiques and detailed insights, complimented the younger composer and returned the score without a single correction. . . He may have recognized the coming into the world of an extraordinary composition." — From the Program Notes by Peter Jermihov

A documentary about Gloriae Dei Cantores' tour of Russia and Siberia in 1992. The choir sang across Russia, as well as Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Novosibirsk in Siberia. gdcchoir.org

A documentary of Gloriae Dei Cantores' tour behind the Iron Curtain and the Soviet Union in 1990. gdcchoir.org

Greensleeves, arr. Michael Hale About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Official website: https://artsempoweringlife.org/ © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Service of Advent Lessons & Carols with Gloriae Dei Cantores December 2, 2023 Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA Organ Prelude Sleepers Wake! J.S. Bach Pastorale César Franck Silent Night arr. Fred Bock Once in Royal David’s City arr. Robert Farrell Two settings of: In Dulci Jubilo Bach/Dupré Nöel Suisse Louis-Claude Daquin Le Coucou Louis-Claude Daquin Pastorale from Christmas Oratorio Camille Saint-Saëns Jesus Christ is Born Today John Jacob Niles Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head John Jacob Niles “…and call Her Blessed” (from Windows of Comfort) Dan Locklair Introit A Tender Shoot, Otto Goldschmidt Hymn O Come All Ye Faithful Opening Prayer Reading Jeremiah 31:31-34 Wexford Carol, arr. Richard Lakey Adam Lay Y-bounden, Howard Skempton The Shepherd‘s Carol, Bob Chilcott Reading Luke 1:67–79 Hymn O Little Town of Bethlehem Veni, Veni Emmanuel, Anon., edited by Mary Berry Ave Maria, Franz Biebl Shepherd’s Pipe Carol John Rutter Reading John 1:1–14, 18 Hymn The Snow Lay on the Ground Gabriel’s Message, Craig Phillips In the Bleak Midwinter, Ēriks Ešenvalds Now May We Singen, Cecilia McDowall Closing Prayers The Lord’s Prayer Benediction Choral Postlude Sir Christèmas, William Matthias Organ Postlude Fugue and Toccata from Variations on a Nöel Marcel Dupré About the Choir: Gloriæ Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) holds a passionate dedication to illuminate truth and beauty through choral artistry, celebrating a rich tradition of Sacred choral music from Gregorian chant through the twenty-first century. Founded in 1988, Gloriæ Dei Cantores from Orleans, MA, under the direction of Richard K. Pugsley, has touched the hearts of audiences in twenty-three countries in Europe, Russia, and North America, receiving extensive critical acclaim for its artistic elegance, performance authenticity, and compelling spirituality. Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores About the Church: churchofthetransfiguration.org © 2023 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.