Ave Maria, Bernat Vivancos

The other day I came across a beautiful version of Schubert’s Ave Maria by the Catalan composer, Bernat Vivancos, former Director of Music at L’Escolania de Montserrat. I started reading up on the Escolania and have become rather captivated by this ancient boys’ choir which sings liturgically 365 days a year at the Benedictine monastery… Continue reading Ave Maria, Bernat Vivancos

Marianne Dreams

From the children’s novel by Catherine Storr, a haunting opera by Andrew Lowe-Watson premiered at the Lilian Baylis theatre in 2004.

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Après un rêve (Op. 7, No. 1), Gabriel Fauré Sure on this shining night, Samuel Barber O Waly Waly, Benjamin Britten Ave Maria (extract), Bach-Gounod  Domine Deus, Antonio Vivaldi (live recording from Santa Maria in Aquiro, Rome) Pie Jesu, from Requiem by Gabriel Fauré