ICE - special Austria's Gregorian chanting monks land major recording contract
An Austrian group has won a major recording contract with Universal Music. The group was selected after a world-wide competition and their first recording is expected to be an instant hit. But this is no new-wave band - in fact it can claim an 800 year old tradition - because it's the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey who've been chosen by Universal to record their Gregorian chants. The contract is coming their way after one of their number sent Universal an mp3 recording and a link to a youtube clip. Kerry Skyring has been speaking to Father Philip - one of the Gregorian chanting monks at the monastery in Heiligenkreuz near Vienna.
Photo: www.stift-heiligenkreuz.org
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