Daily Ave Marias for May
The month of May has long been associated with devotion to Mary, the Mother of God. As we have done every day of May for the last eight years, we will share with you some of our favourite recordings of the traditional prayer, Ave Maria ('Hail Mary'). Some will be familiar to you, others may be less so. We hope you will enjoy them!
NOTE: Because of the different time zones in which our visitors live, we will put up each Ave Maria at least a day in advance. You can scroll down for earlier days.
The month of May has long been associated with devotion to Mary, the Mother of God. As we have done every day of May for the last eight years, we will share with you some of our favourite recordings of the traditional prayer, Ave Maria ('Hail Mary'). Some will be familiar to you, others may be less so. We hope you will enjoy them!
NOTE: Because of the different time zones in which our visitors live, we will put up each Ave Maria at least a day in advance. You can scroll down for earlier days.
Image: a detail from the Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck. Courtesy of St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent.
May 1st
Our first piece of music for May is not an Ave Maria at all but for many is inextricably linked with the first day of May. "Bring Flowers of the Rarest", is sung by the late, great Irish tenor, Frank Patterson. Listen here.
Our first piece of music for May is not an Ave Maria at all but for many is inextricably linked with the first day of May. "Bring Flowers of the Rarest", is sung by the late, great Irish tenor, Frank Patterson. Listen here.
May 2nd
American composer, Daniel Kantor's is an interesting setting which begins with the traditional chant Ave Maria which is then superimposed on a contemporary English language setting of the Hail Mary. It's similar to the way in which Gounod took the J. S. Bach Prelude and superimposed upon it the Ave Maria that is now so familiar to us.
American composer, Daniel Kantor's is an interesting setting which begins with the traditional chant Ave Maria which is then superimposed on a contemporary English language setting of the Hail Mary. It's similar to the way in which Gounod took the J. S. Bach Prelude and superimposed upon it the Ave Maria that is now so familiar to us.