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The Sixteen

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The Sixteens Japanese-release edition of the Palestrina Project!Volume 7 features the Missa Ave Regina Cherorum!After a hiatus of about two years, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen proudly present Volume 7, the latest release in the Palestrina Project for 2017. This volume features a program centered on women in Christian historyMary, the Mother of Christ; Mary Magdalene; Barbara, and Susannain Christian history! From the more than 100 Masses composed by Palestrina, Harry Christophers selected the Missa Ave Regina Cerorum as the centerpiece of Volume 7. This is a paraphrase Mass based on the Gregorian antiphon Hail, Queen of Heaven, and is included in Volume 9 of the Masses, published in Venice in 1599, after the composers death. Once again, Harry Christophers curatorial vision is truly masterful, as he structures the program around the Mass while incorporating three pieces from a series of mot