Although Gregorian chant might be best known to western ears, thanks in no small part to the enterprising monks of Santo Domingo de Silos and their shrewd record producers, the sheer number and variety of other chant traditions around the world makes for a cornucopia of sacred song. On today’s Vox Nostra, Vlad travels across many continents – Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas – to explore sacred chant traditions and find out how they developed out of – and in turn, might have influenced – local secular song traditions. Vlad’s usual Sunday fare will also delight the ears, especially those connections he’ll make between chant and the exquisite polyphonic choral music of the Renaissance.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 19th January, 7am-10am
