Music From The Vatican Alma Mater Featuring the Voice of Pope Benedict XVI Official Trailer

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Plus some more information on the historic free concert at Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday 2 December.

MUSIC FROM THE VATICAN - CELEBRATING ALMA MATER
PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS

One of the worlds oldest choirs performs for the first time in the UK

With Special Guests

Wednesday 2 December

A historic free concert will be held at Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday 2 December featuring the very first live UK performance of music from Alma Mater - Music From the Vatican the album featuring the voice of Pope Benedict XVI. The concert will officially launch the album released worldwide by Geffen/Universal on Sunday 29 November.

This special one-off concert, Music From The Vatican Celebrating Alma Mater, is presented by Music From The Vatican, Universal Music and Multimedia San Paolo. The concert will have performances by The Chamber Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome, the first time this historic choir has performed in the UK, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. There will also be appearances from special guests to be announced at a later date.

Don Giulio Neroni, a Saint Paul Priest, devised the concept for the Alma Mater album over four years ago, when Pope Benedict XVI first sang the Regina Coeli, he said: For me the concert is very important as it brings the album to life and helps to illuminate the importance of the Popes visits to the Marian sanctuaries featured on the album.

The Chamber Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome, conducted by Monsignor Pablo Colino, Emeritus Chapel Master for St Peters Basilica, will perform Gregorian music from the album Alma Mater Music From The Vatican. The choir (from very antique origins) dates back to before the 12th Century and this is a rare opportunity for British audiences to see and hear the leading exponents of Gregorian music. The world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will perform music from their work on the Alma Mater album.

Monsignor Pablo Colino: The choir and I are very much looking forward to making our debut performance in the UK, in the famous Westminster Cathedral. We are proud to be part of the Alma Mater project. As the longest serving member of the Vatican I can say with certainty that Pope Ratzinger has a wonderful musicality. I have known six Popes and none could sing as well as him or were as musically aware as he is: this will be evident when people listen to the album.

The date of the concert coincides with the beginning of Advent and it is anticipated that a seasonal song will be performed.

Vincent Messina, producer of Alma Mater the album, and organiser of the concert, said: We are delighted to be able to bring the album to life with this great concert and in such a historic cathedral. UK music fans have the opportunity to experience the purity and beauty of the Gregorian melodies performed by this fantastic choir and conducted by the indefatigable Pablo Colino, the acknowledged number one leading arranger and director of Gregorian music and for 50 years now, working in St Peters.

Canon Christopher Tuckwell, the Administrator of Westminster Cathedral said: I am very pleased to welcome The Chamber Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome who will join with the voice of the Holy Father in this Concert here at Westminster Cathedral and am delighted to have the opportunity of hosting this event.

Classic FM will be the official radio partner for the event to be broadcast early in December.