God Jul!

Credo quod Redemptor by Áine Mallon

Ave Maria by Franz Biebl

Happy Feast of St Hildegard

Stabat mater by Jean-Charles Grandille

Sung at Notre Dame de Paris the day before the fire.

Magnificat by Francesco Durante

Agni parthene, sung by the Valaam Monastic Choir

Happy St Columba's Day!

Veni Sancte Spiritus, a fourteenth-century rondellus

O antiqui sancti by St Hildegard von Bingen, sung in two parts by one woman

Corsican Agnus Dei, sung by the Artemisia Trio

A new tag

(Almost) all the content on this blog consists of videos showing live performances of sacred music. However, most of it is concert footage. Since this music was largely written to be performed in the liturgy itself, I have decided it is worth flagging up those performances that were actually recorded during divine worship. I have therefore retrospectively tagged all such posts with the label "Liturgical performance".

Jesu rex admirabilis by Palestrina, sung by the Pultz family

The Last Bright Rinsings, by Gemma McGregor

The words are from George Mackay Brown's novel, Magnus, mixed with words from Psalm 38:13,14. Here the piece is performed by the University of Aberdeen Chapel Choir conducted by John Frederic Hudson. Thanks to the composer for this information.

This year, because 16 April fell during Holy Week, the feast of St Magnus of Orkney is transferred to Monday 29 April.

Julia Hamari sings "Erbarme dich"

Ubi caritas by Ola Gjeilo

Viderunt omnes by Perotin, sung by the Iuchair Ensemble (Glasgow)

In solidarity with the people of Paris.

Ave Maria by Rebecca Clarke

Super flumina Babylonis by Palestrina

Dum sigillum by Perotin

Biber's Missa Salisburgiensis (and some Monteverdi) performed by Collegium 1704