National Catholic Register

Wildfires Force Monks Out of Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain

For the first time since 1835, the monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain — known for their Gregorian chant — have been forced to abandon the seclusion of their cells. However, this ...
Jazz

The Monks of Norcia: Benedicta: Marian Chant from Norcia

The mid-1990s so-called "new age" or "ambient" music discovered the Plainsong, leading to the release of Chant (Angel, 1973/1994) by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. Such a spike in ...
Religion News Service

Churches may be in decline, but Gregorian chant beats secular competition

(RNS) A new Gregorian chant CD, "Benedicta," debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s classical music chart last week (June 10). Why does chant have such a secular appeal? (RNS) A new Gregorian chant CD by a ...
Jazz

Joyful Noise: Gregorian Chant by The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey of Solesmes

Every generation since the beginning of recorded music discovers Gregorian Chant. The most recent (re)discovery was in the mid-1990s with the phenomenally successful Chant CDs from The Benedictine ...