Gregorian Chant: Songs of the Spirit

The companion volume to the PBS concert special, Gregorian Chant. Ismael Fernandez de la Cuesta made music history when his best-selling CD ChantÓ brought the haunting beauty of Gregorian chants to millions of people. Now he has assembled the most talented group of voices in Spain to produce a completely new, freshly conceived PBS concert special & music CD. This book expands on the history, meaning & contemporary importance of the intriguing & ancient tradition of Gregorian Chant. The enclosed music CD includes 13 chants in honor of the Virgin Mary; it unlocks the meditative power, the millennium-old mystery, & the universal spirituality of this timeless music. Illus.Gregorian Chant: Songs of the Spirit, Pap/Com with ISBN 9780756754976 and ISBN 0756754976.