Salve Regina performed by Vox Reflexa at First Baptist Church, Lafayette

The following is Salve Regina by Joan Maria Thomàs (1896-1966). This performance was part of the celebration in honor of First Baptist Church of Lafayette's 175th Anniversary. The concert also helped raise money for a local community organization.


The vocal ensemble Vox Reflexa meaning "Echo", strives to present at the highest level, contemporary polyphony rooted in western medieval tradition. The ensemble has been heralded as "[a] balanced group of beautiful voices that brought the audience to its feet several times. The concert was a rousing success for all concerned. (Journal and Courier, 2010)" The members of Vox Reflexa are young professionals and alumni of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University who hold advanced degrees from the finest institutions from the USA, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The ensemble was founded in 2009 by Benjamin L. Geier and is based in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae, vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae, ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte; et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Hail, queen of mercy, Our life, our sweetness and our hope, hail! To you we cry, exiled children of Eve, To you we sigh, groaning and weeping In this vale of tears. Therefore as our advocate Turn your merciful eyes towards us And after this exile show us Jesus, The blessed fruit of your womb. O clement, O loving, O sweet Mary, Forever virgin.

The Vox Reflexa website: www.VoxReflexa.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• First
• Baptist
• Church
• Lafayette
• choir
• sacred
• Vox
• Reflexa
• Spanish
• Benjamin
• Geier
• polyphony
• church
• a cappella

[mradaChris]

Beautiful singing!

chris