Gregorian chant CD from the Benedictine Abbey of Fontgombault
I’ve have visited the Benedictine Abbey of Fontgombault a couple times, though not for many years. Clear Creek in these USA is a daughter house of Fontgombault.
The Monastic Choir of the Abbey Notre Dame de Fontgombault have issued a CD disc of Gregorian chant for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I was sent a copy and have listened to it.
It will be released 13 January 2017.
US HERE – UK HERE (keep checking on availability in the UK)
The disc has chants for the Mass of the Assumption and Vespers.
Here are a few samples that I stitched together.
It is very much in the French style, along the lines of Solesmes. This is chant accompanied by organ. That isn’t my favorite way to do chant, but it does have the advantage of keeping everything on pitch! They have a cut of the ringing of their bells for the Angelus which is great.
