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There have been several strong boychoirs in the U.S. down through the years, but The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1963 in response to a directive of Pope John XXIII that central-city churches should have their own choral schools, may be the first to enter the turf of the longstanding British cathedral choirs. They are apparently the only American choir directly associated with the Catholic church. The Marian program mixes chant with choral pieces from the Renaissance through the Romantic eras, almost all in Latin, some of them accompanied on organ by choirmaster John Robinson, and featuring the men of the choir as well. Robinson was imported from Britain, but the sound of the choir, one might say, remains American. What the young choristers lack in tonal precision they make up for with a big sound and a good deal of spiritual enthusiasm. If you want to see where they go wrong, sample Bach's Bist du bei mir, whose not especially vocalist-friendly melody, with irregular leaps, poses problems for the singers. But it's better to enjoy their strengths: Bruckner's Virga Jesse floruit has a distinctive powerful sound and builds to an impressive climax. The choir made one recording, Christmas in Harvard Square, before this one, but Ave Maria marks their debut on the major Sony label, whose investment seems likely to be repaid with strong sales.
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The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Josef Rheinberger, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Anton Bruckner, Composer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Josquin Des Prez, Composer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Composer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Antonín Dvořák, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sergei Rachmaninov, Composer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Léo Delibes, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jean-François Lalouette, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer - Jeremy Bruns, Organ - Christopher Alder, Producer - Brad Michel, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
There have been several strong boychoirs in the U.S. down through the years, but The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School, formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1963 in response to a directive of Pope John XXIII that central-city churches should have their own choral schools, may be the first to enter the turf of the longstanding British cathedral choirs. They are apparently the only American choir directly associated with the Catholic church. The Marian program mixes chant with choral pieces from the Renaissance through the Romantic eras, almost all in Latin, some of them accompanied on organ by choirmaster John Robinson, and featuring the men of the choir as well. Robinson was imported from Britain, but the sound of the choir, one might say, remains American. What the young choristers lack in tonal precision they make up for with a big sound and a good deal of spiritual enthusiasm. If you want to see where they go wrong, sample Bach's Bist du bei mir, whose not especially vocalist-friendly melody, with irregular leaps, poses problems for the singers. But it's better to enjoy their strengths: Bruckner's Virga Jesse floruit has a distinctive powerful sound and builds to an impressive climax. The choir made one recording, Christmas in Harvard Square, before this one, but Ave Maria marks their debut on the major Sony label, whose investment seems likely to be repaid with strong sales.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:00
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Masterworks
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2017 AimHigher Recordings, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
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