On December 5th, Demestvo presents "Lost Polyphonies": a program showcasing the earliest traditions of vocal polyphony from Europe, performed alongside contemporary compositions that engage with these ...

The Pope has called for a revival of the sacred music of the church's past. After folk and rock 'n' roll Masses, what will the faithful make of polyphony, asks Aengus Collins Earlier this summer a ...

The 17th century was the time of the highest flowering of choral musical culture in Russia and Ukraine. This century was also the richest in the variety of musical styles of liturgical music. In the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Janalynn Castelino has marked her first release of 2024 with the polyphonic ...

The Gregorian chant, best known as the solemn music sung by robed monks of old, is enjoying a 21st-century revival — and the Twin Cities are at the heart of it this week. Experts and students of the ...

Antoine Boësset, surintendant de la musique de la chambre to Louis XIII, is today known only for his secular music. Boësset was, however, maître de musique to the nuns of Montmartre until his death in ...

On a recent Monday at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, about 35 nuns gather in a dimly lit chapel to chant, as they do every day at noon. Making their way through Psalm 118, the nuns sit or ...

La Mòssa are a five-piece band of female vocalists who excel at polyphonic chant. They've just released their debut album A Mòssa and talk to us about reinterpreting folksongs they love in a free and ...

On a recent Monday at the Abbey of Regina Laudis here, about 35 nuns gather in a dim chapel to chant, as they do every day at noon. Making their way through Psalm 118, the nuns sit or stand; some face ...

The St. Ann Choir of Palo Alto, Calif., was new when William Mahrt joined in 1963. At the time he was a graduate student at nearby Stanford University. Today Mahrt is a Stanford music professor, ...

Featuring guest performances by LeStrange Viols, the expansive recording encompasses selections from Renaissance composers William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons through 20th and 21st century works by Ivan ...