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品牌: The Benedictine NunsAbbaye de Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation
商品描述1 Overture: Invitatory Surrexit Dominus, Ps. 94 6:27
2 Sadness In Life: Introit Exsurge 3:34
3 Sadness In Life: Lamentation Oratio Jeremiae 4:36
4 Annunciation Bells 1:27
5 Sadness In Life: Sequence Dies Irae 6:02
6 Sadness In Life: Tract Commovisti 3:41
7 Sadness In Life: Offertory Recordare 1:25
8 Sadness In Life: Alleluia Oportebat Pati Christum 2:31
9 Stay With Us: Alleluia Cognoverunt 2:19
10 Stay With Us: Communion Panis 1:02
11 Stay With Us: Hymn Adoro Te 3:50
12 Stay With Us: Introit Esto Mihi 3:20
13 Stay With Us: Offertory In Te Speravi 1:10
14 Stay With Us: Sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus 2:29
15 Stay With Us: Antiphon Ubi Caritas 2:37 $0.99 Buy Track
16 Burning Hearts: Antiphon Nonne Cor Nostrum, Magnificat 4:04
17 Burning Hearts: Response Regnum Mundi 2:03
18 Burning Hearts: Gradual Christus 2:22
19 Burning Hearts: Offertory Dextera Domini 1:29
20 Burning Hearts: Antiphon Alleluia, Ps. 116 1:53
21 Burning Hearts: Hymn Benedictus Es 6:00
22 Annunciation Peal Of Bells 3:09
The Nuns of the Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation
The sisters of the Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation live a life that is remote and cloistered They have chosen never to leave the stone abbey set in acres of green hills in Le Barroux, an hour and a half's drive from Avignon, in Provence Although they are not strictly a silent order, they can only speak when it is absolutely necessary They get up at 4:45am for their first prayer which is sung The sound is as ancient as the hills that surround them They are separated from the world by a grille You cannot talk to them except through bars, yet the purity and beauty of their singing cannot fail to touch you, transport you even Says Tom Lewis, A&R for Decca Records: "Our objective was to find a sound that doesn't sound like anything else and that can make you feel something that you've never felt before It's a total experience." The nuns won a worldwide search to find the world's finest female singers of Gregorian Chant The search took in over 70 convents in 15 countries after an advertisement had been placed in the Catholic, National and French press asking for help from anyone who could help find their new singing nun stars The singing sisters know nothing of the exact nature of the world's troubles, yet they pray for us all through song They don't know who Angelina Jolie is, if she's on or off with Brad They don't know politics Yet they feel never far away from anything because of their closeness to God They live by the Holy Rule, which is a rule of silence and seclusion As well as singing they work, making christening robes, bookbinding, marmalade, jam, wine It's an era where non-enclosed orders find it hard to find postulants, yet here the youngest postulant is 19 and there are several postulants in their early twenties who want to live a life ordered by God and ringing bells The sisters range in age from 19 to 88 Mother Abbess has a deep crackle of a laugh and a warm chocolaty speaking voice She looks at least ten years younger than her 44 years She's a forceful personality How could she give up her ego, her self, her sexuality, her possessions, as well as her family and friends? She says, "It's a paradox: obedience is freedom." She joined the monastery in her early twenties "After the age of 30 we can't accept postulants It would be too difficult for them to take the vow of obedience None of us enter the monastery to sing, but singing takes on an importance because it is also prayer." They pray in this way five times a day The oldest nun is 88 and has to be helped to walk, but they all unite in song and it feels very holy After a while you don't notice the bars that separate them from the world because they communicate so intensely with the eyes They always defer to each other when answering a question, but they have very definite ideas about the recording process They need to be with a producer they trust, who respects the way they live They are a closed order, which means they don't go out and no one crosses the line, not a photographer, not a camera unless the sisters themselves take the pictures/ make the movie They are strict about where recording equipment can be placed Dentists and doctors make visits to them and only in a real emergency would they be allowed to leave There are sisters from Hungary, Poland, Australia and the United States Their day is extremely ordered Prayer, study, work and more prayer There is only 40 minutes recreation a day The first 20 minutes of which they can walk around the property, and the next 20 minutes they are allowed to talk with the other sisters Their families may visit them, but they may never visit home, even if there is a family crisis or illness They are pristine, but they are far from stuffy Lurking beneath Mother Abbess' formidable presence is a showman She says, "When I took the habit my family couldn't believe it My brother-in-law said `I thought you were going to be in the theatre.' I always liked performing My father wasn't surprised though; he knew it already." Giving up family is a huge sacrifice, not only for the sisters but for the family that they are leaving, at least initially Mother Abbess says, "All of the parents have now come round, they are very happy They now feel close to all of the sisters It's like they gained more family." Not all emotions can be packaged neatly and smoothly Mother Abbess says, "There are certainly hard times." But the hard times are something that these sisters seem prepared for It's all part of their devotion which seems unstoppable A few of them talk about a very distinctive call from God to come to this monastery Once they have felt that in their being it seems that nothing, no lover, no mother, father, sister, brother, could stop them "Of course it's not for everybody," says Mother Abbess "You have to be very comfortable with yourself to do this You have to be self-reliant and self-contained; otherwise the cloistered life is too much for you." "It's not an escape where people can run to It's the opposite It's a search for yourself and God We all felt a call at different ages With me I felt a first calling aged about five." Mother Abbess is warm, intellectual and commanding Not at all meek, but there are many paradoxes that weave themselves in and out of their daily lives They don't use mirrors They avoid any close-up photography, except in profile Solos are at random and are not chosen on merit because the sisters are about the community, not individualism They take pride not in themselves, but in the power and beauty of their prayer They have singing teachers: Mlle Claire Leroy, professional singer instructs vocal technique And for Gregorian chanting they are instructed by M Claude Pateau, director of the International Academy of Holy Music "We do everything in our power to make sure that the song of our prayers is as beautiful as possible Our whole life led by sisterly love and meditation on the word of God also contributes to the beauty of this song, the unity of voice and our understanding and adaptation of inspired texts." She stresses that no gift for singing is required to be admitted, yet the sound is note perfect and beautiful Mother Abbess says, "You have to therefore look elsewhere than in a love of singing for the reason we seek to perfect every song." "It is not a love of music that induces someone to give up everything and devote herself to a life of singing and praying, which is the Benedictine way It is not about the song but He that we are singing about The Person we gave up everything to become close to." "For us singing is a privileged way to meet and love the crucified and resurrected Lord For Him we experience solitude because even a great love cannot entirely fill the human heart that is made for the infinite." "We would like to say to Great Britain and then to the rest of the world that Decca Music makes us able to speak by means of Gregorian chanting We want to send a message to our contemporaries, one that is most needed A message that God loves us madly And in Jesus we can find the meaning of life and return this love It is a message of infinite joy which alone can cure the mortal sadness of our times." Mother Abbess sounds even more poetic in French It is Mother Abbess's passion and determination, as well the beauty of the singing, whether it is instilled by God or man, that attracted Decca After a long search hearing nuns singing all over the world they chose these nuns Says Tom Lewis: "The Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation represents everything about modern life that you could escape from And they are quite simply the best singers "We looked at nuns in Boston who have a Facebook page and are very media friendly But almost felt as if they were too accessible We listened to African nuns in London and they sang African hymns Although they were amazing it didn't transport you to another world This is ancient and mysterious and you hear that in the record It's intriguing why these women would make the choice to wholeheartedly cut themselves off from the world It's the ultimate mystique."
The Nuns of the Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation, from a remote region of France near Avignon, won a worldwide search to find the world's finest female singers of Gregorian Chant The search took in over 70 convents, including communities as far afield as North America and Africa The Nuns' new label-mates include Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Amy Winehouse, U2 and convent-educated Lady GaGa herself.
The Nuns are part of an ancient order which dates back to the 6th Century They continue the tradition of leading a hidden life, literally behind closed doors To remain `secluded' to the outside world, any visitors, even family, must communicate with the sisters through a grill Once vows have been taken to live in the Convent, the sisters remain there until their death.
The Nuns' album will feature the most ancient form of Gregorian Chant, which the sisters sing eight times a day, and was the first music ever to be written down基本信息外文名:VoicesCD碟数:1版权提供:DeccaISBN:0602527482644条形码:0602527482644ASIN:B008LSID1Q
