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Article: A turning point in music for mass.("Inclina Domine: A Treasury of Gregorian Chant, vol. 2")(Sound recording review)
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- March 22, 2009
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Inclina Domine: A Treasury of Gregorian Chant, Volume II. Cantores in Ecclesia, directed by Dean Applegate. Portland: Oregon Catholic Press, 2009.
I had eagerly waited the release of the chant CD Inclina Domine from the Oregon Catholic Press for nearly a year. It is sung by some of the finest singers in the country. And it is not what you might expect from OCP. It is the entire Mass sung in Latin, not the old Mass but the 1970 Missal. As much as I've come to love the group that sings on this recording, Cantores in Ecclesia, even I was startled at how magnificent it is.
It took about a week for the significance to fully dawn on me. When really serious ...