And the second of the two vocal pieces I premiered while on tour last month!

This one is a setting of the Ave Maria - Hail Mary - one of the most important prayers in the Mass. Many composer have tackled settings of this text throughout the ages and several are extremely famous, Schubert's and the Bach/Gounod version in particular. Not quite sure if my version measures up to those but I'm rather happy with it regardless!

The Latin text as well as the English translation are as follows...

Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui,
Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Bless'ed art thou among women,
and bless'ed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

I hope you enjoy!

Soprano: Alison Benz
Piano: Declan Flannery

Kindly filmed by Mr. Dominic Simpson.