Record label finds singing monks
| The Monastery of the Holy Cross dates back to 1133 Excerpt from chant |
A record label’s search for a group of monks to record a Gregorian chant album has ended after an Austrian monastery submitted a YouTube clip. Universal Music, home to Eminem and Amy Winehouse, advertised in religious publications for “monks, men of the cloth and sacred singers”.
Bosses were sent hundreds of demos but were impressed most by the clip from the Heiligenkreuz monastery.
An album, set for global release, will be recorded next month. (more…)
