Celebrate Pentecost with this eclectic collection of liturgical music from seven different Jerusalem churches. Recorded live in a Jerusalem concert, as part of the Ecumenical Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This CD brings you the Greek, Coptic, Armenian, Ethiopian, Greek Catholic, Syrian and Latin Catholic choirs of Jerusalem. These choirs are living proof of the rich diversity of liturgical traditions which thrive in the Holy City today.
1. Choir of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate (soloist Deacon Demitrios): Ispolaite Despota 2. Choir of Benedictine Abbey Abu-Gosh: O, Jesus... 3. Choir of the Ethiopian Church: Liturgical hymns 4. Choir of the Armenian Patriarchate (soloist Varoujan Markarian): two hymns 5. Choir of the Coptic Church: Liturgical hymns 6. Choir of the Greek-Catholic Patriarchate: Great Litany 7. Choir of the Custody of the Holy Land: Ave Maria 8. Limburger Youth Choir: Locus iste 9. Choir of Trappist Monks of the Latroun Monastery: Pater Noster 10. Russian Orthodox community (soloist Clara Korkan): Liturgical hymns 11 Choir of Georgian Pilgrimage: three sos 12. Choir of The Spanish Jesuit Pilgrims: Del Hombre Malo 13. Choir of Downing College, Cambridge: Rejoice in the Lord Always. |