The monks' dedication to Gregorian chant dates to the 19th century, when the monastery was refounded as the Benedictine abbey of Saint Pierre de Solesmes. It had been closed after the French ...

Mention “musical monks” to most people, and what they usually think of are Benedictine Friars singing Gregorian chants. But Catholicism isn’t the only faith with a monastic music tradition ...

Always, the Gregorian chant has been our form of spirituality as monks — it is the way we live out that continuity ... the text is from the Bible, sung in Latin, and we sing it back to God ...

Keeping the faith of the Benedictine monks by singing in unison and a cappella, ... Other record companies also have tried to benefit from monk fever by releasing their own gregorian chant albums.

HEILIGENKREUZ, AUSTRIA — Working to reach No. 1 on the charts? Try praying. That’s how the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey found fame. Their compilation of Gregorian chants, a form of sung prayer ...

Their compilation of Gregorian chants, a form of sung prayer, has stormed pop music charts worldwide. The debut CD, Chant: Music for Paradise , was first released in Europe in May and spent 15 ...

Entertainment; Gregorian Chant Schola will sing, chant Compline in candle-lit Auburn church. Published: ; Dec. 18, 2013, 6:27 p.m.