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

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

What Cheer! by William Walton, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singer to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Quittez, Pasteurs, arr. John Rutter, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved. Artwork in The Church of the Transfiguration © The Community of Jesus, Inc. 2021 Transfiguration Window 2000 Fresco (Magi) 2002-2010

Quelle est cette odeur agréable, arr. David Willcocks, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

King Jesus Hath a Garden, harmonized by Charles Wood, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Joys Seven by Stephen Cleobury, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

I Sing of a Maiden, Hadley, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Gabriel’s Message, arr. David Willcocks, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved. All artwork in The Church of the Transfiguration © The Community of Jesus, Inc. 2021 Angel of the Church of the Transfiguration 2010

Down in Yon Forest, arr. John Rutter, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singer to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com/product/be-merry/ Stream album: https://naxos.lnk.to/BeMerryEL Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth, arr. David Willcocks, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

A Boy Was Born by Benjamin Britten, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores © 2021 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Veni Sancte Spiritus, K. 47 by Mozart Sung by Gloriæ Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Album: Mozart: Rare Chorale Works 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

Simple Gifts arr. Aaron Copland, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores Album: https://gdcrecordings.com/product/kaleidoscope-4/

Chants of Mary: ‘Regina cæli’ sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores Album: https://gdcrecordings.com/product/the-chants-of-mary-2/ Stream: https://naxos.lnk.to/ChantsofMaryEL

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. Distributed in the United States and internationally by Naxos, the choir’s catalog of more than fifty recordings showcases their extensive repertoire, encompassing both masterpieces and rarely performed musical treasures from Gregorian chant to the twenty-first century. “Superb” BBC; “Lovely, pure and radiant” Gramophone; “Rapturous a capella passages” Chicago Tribune. Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores

As the Hart Longs for the Water Springs (‘Sicut Cervus’ by Palestrina) Sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Text: Psalm 42:1 Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores Album: gdcrecordings.com/product/giovanni-pierluigi-da-palestrina-2/ Stream: naxos.lnk.to/PierluigiPalestrinaEL

Chants of Angels sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Each chant on this album depicts a new aspect or story of these heavenly guardians, guides, and friends, from the most intimate plea to our own guardian angels, to the great announcement made to Mary by the Archangel Gabriel. Close your eyes and be surrounded by these songs of prayer and comfort — just as you are surrounded by angels. Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores Album: https://gdcrecordings.com/product/the-chants-of-angels-2/ Stream: https://naxos.lnk.to/ChantsofAngelsEL

Eternal Light by Leo Sowerby, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God) Official website: gdcchoir.org About Recordings: gdcrecordings.com Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores Album: https://gdcrecordings.com/product/eternal-light-5/ Stream: https://naxos.lnk.to/EternalLightEL

The 23rd Psalm, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God), from the album He Has Heard My Voice. Official website: gdcchoir.org Facebook: facebook.com/GloriaeDeiCantores Recordings: https://gdcrecordings.com/product/he-has-heard-my-voice-4/ Buy or Stream Digital: https://naxos.lnk.to/HeardVoiceEL

Psalm 121, sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores (Singers to the Glory of God), from the album He Has Heard My Voice. Buy or Stream Digital: naxos.lnk.to/HeardVoiceEL Album: gdcrecordings.com/product/he-has-heard-my-voice-4/ Official site: gdcchoir.org