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The success of Michigan's Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, is not difficult to explain (their first two albums were picked up by Decca, and they've moved to the still larger Sony Classical for this Christmas release. The other monastic communities who have released recordings are largely male, and the sunny attitude of the singers may be infectious depending on your outlook. This program has lots of familiar material, even a version of We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and there's less of the Sisters' quotidian service music that made their first two albums so distinctive. Nevertheless, those who enjoy this group will find this a satisfying holiday outing. The mix of a cappella vocals and organ-accompanied hymns and carols is similar to that on the earlier albums, and the rather girlish sounds of the choristers (average age: 28) are, if anything, even smoother than before. Sample Snowflakes for a taste of both the Sisters' basic sound and their artless, but distinctive original compositions. A pleasure of these albums is the acoustically appropriate setting of the Sisters' Ann Arbor, Michigan, Motherhouse chapel, which keeps the text clear, but adds a chamber-sized version of cathedral resonance; one hopes that the Sisters' growing success and upcoming move to larger headquarters in Texas does not foreclose further use of this venue.
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Traditional, Composer - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Organ
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Robert Bridges, Lyricist - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Bryceson Treharne, Arranger - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Organ
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Catherine Winkworth, Translator - Philipp Nicolai, Lyricist - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Franz Gruber, Composer - Joseph Mohr, Lyricist - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Acoustic Guitar - Sr. Peter Joseph Wardlaw, OP, Arranger, Violin - Sr. Mary Esther Downey, OP, Flute
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Peter J. Wilhousky, Lyricist - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Mykola Leontovych, Composer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. John Michael Wynne, OP, Xylophone
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - J. M. Neale, Translator - William Chatterton Dix, Lyricist - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Organ - Sr. Peter Joseph Wardlaw, OP, Arranger, Violin
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Composer, Lyricist, Organ - Sr. Mary Esther Downey, OP, Flute
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
William Kirkpatrick, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Organ - Sr. Mary Esther Downey, OP, Flute
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - James Chadwick, Lyricist - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Organ
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Lucienne Holzman, Arranger
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Isaac Watts, Lyricist - Lowell Mason, Composer - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Organ - Sr. Peter Joseph Wardlaw, OP, Arranger
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Organ - Sr. Peter Joseph Wardlaw, OP, Arranger
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alphonsus Liguori, Lyricist - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz. OP, Organ - Sr. Peter Joseph Wardlaw, OP, Composer, Violin - Sr. Mary Esther Downey, OP, Flute - Robert Coffin, Translator
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Sr. Peter Joseph Wardlaw, OP, Arranger
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - Brad Michel, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Gordon, Recording Engineer - Lucienne Holzman, Arranger
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The success of Michigan's Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, is not difficult to explain (their first two albums were picked up by Decca, and they've moved to the still larger Sony Classical for this Christmas release. The other monastic communities who have released recordings are largely male, and the sunny attitude of the singers may be infectious depending on your outlook. This program has lots of familiar material, even a version of We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and there's less of the Sisters' quotidian service music that made their first two albums so distinctive. Nevertheless, those who enjoy this group will find this a satisfying holiday outing. The mix of a cappella vocals and organ-accompanied hymns and carols is similar to that on the earlier albums, and the rather girlish sounds of the choristers (average age: 28) are, if anything, even smoother than before. Sample Snowflakes for a taste of both the Sisters' basic sound and their artless, but distinctive original compositions. A pleasure of these albums is the acoustically appropriate setting of the Sisters' Ann Arbor, Michigan, Motherhouse chapel, which keeps the text clear, but adds a chamber-sized version of cathedral resonance; one hopes that the Sisters' growing success and upcoming move to larger headquarters in Texas does not foreclose further use of this venue.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:09
- Main artists: Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Masterworks
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2017 De Montfort Music, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
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