Various Artists: O Gemma Clarissima - COMPACT DISCS

Various Artists: O Gemma Clarissima - COMPACT DISCSTitle: O Gemma Clarissima Artist: Various Artists Label: Resonus Classics Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 5060262791561 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2019 09 06 Number of Discs: 1 The Choirs of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, with their director Edward Wickham, have collaborated once again for this album of Renaissance motets and hymns in praise of St Catharine one of the most ubiquitous and beloved saints of the Middle Ages who also lends her

Title: O Gemma Clarissima
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Resonus Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5060262791561
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2019-09-06
Number of Discs: 1

The Choirs of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, with their director Edward Wickham, have collaborated once again for this album of Renaissance motets and hymns in praise of St Catharine - one of the most ubiquitous and beloved saints of the Middle Ages who also lends her name to the college (founded in 1473) where both groups are resident. This diverse programme spans a century in which the cult of St Catharine was at it's height, representing the prayers and exhortations of pious communities towards a saint who might represent their interests in the court of heaven. St Catharine's College lies at the historic centre of Cambridge and at the heart of the University's distinguished musical tradition. Founded in 1473, there has been a choir associated with the college for over a hundred years. The mixed student choir currently consists of around 24 undergraduate and graduate members, augmented by former choristers from the Girls' Choir; and sings regular services in the college's eighteenth century chapel.

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