Anonymous 4 travels from old world to new: the first half of this program contains 13th-century polyphony and sacred Latin song made for the nuns of the famous Spanish convent, Las Huelgas, all featured on the 2011 release, Secret Voices; the second half is a collection of Anglo-American tunes from the hit recordings American Angels and Gloryland.

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Secret Voices
Music from Las Huelgas, c. 1300

Sequence: Virgines egregie
Discant: Fa fa mi / Ut re mi
Conductus-Motet: O Maria virgo/O Maria maris stella/IN VERITATE
Benedicamus domino: cum cantico

Motet: Salve virgo regia/Ave gloriosa mater/[DOMINO]
Motet: Gaude virgo nobilis/Verbum caro factum/ET VERITATE

Sequence: Verbum bonum et suave
Sequence: In virgulto gracie
Planctus: O monialis conscio
Benedicamus domino: Belial vocatur

Song: Si vocatus ad nupcias
Conductus: Mater patris et filia
Benedicamus domino: à 2
Song: Omnium in te


Gloryland
Sacred Music from the American Folk Tradition

I'm on my journey home (O who will come and go with me) revival song
Jewett (Amazing grace, how sweet the sound) revival song
Sweet Hour of Prayer gospel song

Wayfaring Stranger religious ballad
Pleading Saviour (Gently, Lord, O gently lead us) folk hymn
Merrick (Saviour, visit thy plantation) revival song

Blooming Vale (O, were I like a feathered dove) fuging tune
Shall We Gather at the River gospel song
Parting Friends (Farewell, my friends) folk hymn
Angel Band gospel song