When I was 20 years old, I came across an album that changed my life. I found it in the library at the school I was teaching at and it was the beginning of my love of Renaissance Polyphony. In fact, it was an influential part of my conversion to Catholicism.
The album was titled. “Sancte Deus: A Journey through the Renaissance”. I’ve had a copy of the CD for years, but it got scratched up over time and I haven’t been able to load the recordings to the CLAA Radio playlist. Today, I found a set of MP3 tracks for the album and am very happy to be able to add them to our playlist.
- Sante Deus
Thomas Tallis – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Spem In Alium
Thomas Tallis – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Videntes Stellam
Orlando di Lasso – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Ave Maria
Tomás Luis de Victoria – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Beata es Virgo Maria
Vincenzo Ugolini – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Ave Virgo sanctissima
Francisco Guerrero – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Lugebat David
Nicolas Gombert – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Gloria
William Byrd – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Versa Est In Luctum
Alonso Lobo – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Inviolata
Josquin Des Prez – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Quid Hic Statis
Manuel Cardoso – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Resonet In Laudibus
Orlando di Lasso – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom - Missa Brevis: Agnus Dei
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom
I hope you enjoy the music,
Mr. William C. Michael
Classical Liberal Arts Academy
Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. is the founding headmaster of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. Mr. Michael is a Lay Dominican in the Catholic Church and is a homeschooling father to ten children, all of whom have studied in the Academy. He graduated from Rutgers University with an honors degree in Classics & Ancient History, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and is currently studying at Harvard University. Mr. Michael has worked in private education as a Classics teacher and administrator for over 20 years. Mr. Michael is known for his talks on the Academy YouTube channel and his sponsorship of Classical Catholic Radio.