Chanting monks become bestselling recording artists
by homer
The sound of Gregorian chants filled the valley and town of Norcia, Italy, until 1810. That’s when the 9th century Basilica went silent because of laws imposed on the monks under the new Napoleonic code. It took several hundred years, but an American has brought music back to this sacred place in It…
Congrats, Monks of Norcia!
“A few years ago, they recorded some of their chant just to share with friends and neighbors…”
The “they” there is the closest I’ll ever get to being on CBS…
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