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By Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
Decca Records, the label that helped to make Bing Crosby and the Who top pop acts, has turned its attention to a convent of cloistered nuns in France for what may be the next big thing: Gregorian chant.
A group of cloistered nuns from Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation near Avignon, France, have recorded a CD titled “Voices — Chant From Avignon,” which is to be released Nov. 8. CNS photo / Courtesy Decca Label Group
In July, Decca announced the signing of the sisters from Abbaye de
Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation — the Abbey of Our Lady of the
Annunciation — a Benedictine convent from a remote region of France
near Avignon, to a recording contract.
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