itnnews | July 25, 2010 A group of nuns from southern France sign a record deal to release Gregorian chants on the same label as Lady Gaga, Elton John, Amy Winehouse and the. . Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news . The Benedictine … [More]

itnnews | July 25, 2010 A group of nuns from southern France sign a record deal to release Gregorian chants on the same label as Lady Gaga, Elton John, Amy Winehouse and the. . Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news . The Benedictine order dates back to the sixth century and is traditionally self-sufficient. The 40 or so nuns of Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation count a plumber, an electrician, an engineer and a dental nurse among their number. Their seclusion means they will have to shoot their album cover and accompanying TV advert themselves. The Reverend Mother Abbess said: "At first we were worried it would affect our cloistered life, so we asked St Joseph in prayer. Our prayers were answered, and we thought that this album would be a good thing if it touches people's lives and helps them find peace."

itnnews | July 25, 2010 A group of nuns from southern France sign a record deal to release Gregorian chants on the same label as Lady Gaga, Elton John, Amy Winehouse and the. . Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news . The Benedictine order dates back to the sixth century and is traditionally self-sufficient. The 40 or so nuns of Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation count a plumber, an electrician, an engineer and a dental nurse among their number. Their seclusion means they will have to shoot their album cover and accompanying TV advert themselves. The Reverend Mother Abbess said: "At first we were worried it would affect our cloistered life, so we asked St Joseph in prayer. Our prayers were answered, and we thought that this album would be a good thing if it touches people's lives and helps them find peace." Die musikalischen Nonnen aus der Benediktinerabtei in der Gemeinde nahe Avignon schlossen einen Plattenvertrag mit dem britischen Label Decca Records ab - derselben Firma, bei der auch US-Sängerin Lady Gaga unter Vertrag steht. Wie das Plattenlabel mitteilte, soll das Album der Schwestern, die achtmal täglich ihre Gesänge zelebrieren, im November in den Handel kommen. "Zunächst haben wir uns darum gesorgt, ob dadurch unser klösterliches Leben beeinträchtigt wird", sagte die Äbtissin des Klosters Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation, Mutter Oberin Placide Devillers. "Dann haben wir den heiligen Joseph in unseren Gebeten befragt und unsere Gebete wurden erhört." Die Äbtissin sagte weiter: "Wir denken, dass das Album eine gute Sache ist, wenn dadurch das Leben der Leute berührt und ihnen dabei geholfen wird, Frieden zu finden." Um das klösterliche Leben der benediktinischen Ordensschwestern nicht zu stören, durften Toningenieure des Plattenlabels das Kloster zur Installation von Mikrofonen in der Kapelle nur betreten, als sich die Nonnen in einem anderen Teil des Gebäudes aufhielten. Auch den Vertrag über die Aufnahmen übergab Decca-Chef Dickon Stainer nicht direkt: "Ich habe den Vertrag durch ein Holzgitter gereicht, sie haben ihn unterschrieben und dann zurückgereicht", sagte Stainer. Anzeige Bei Decca Records stehen neben Lady Gaga auch Künstler wie Amy Winehouse und die irische Rockband U2 unter Vertrag. Das Album der Ordensschwestern soll unter dem Titel "Voice: Chant from Avignon" in den Handel kommen. Bei einer weltweiten Suche nach den besten Interpretinnen gregorianischer Gesänge hatten sich die Nonnen mit ihren Stimmen gegen 70 andere Klöster aus Europa, den USA und Afrika durchgesetzt.

itnnews | July 25, 2010 A group of nuns from southern France sign a record deal to release Gregorian chants on the same label as Lady Gaga, Elton John, Amy Winehouse and the. . Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news . The Benedictine order dates back to the sixth century and is traditionally self-sufficient. The 40 or so nuns of Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation count a plumber, an electrician, an engineer and a dental nurse among their number. Their seclusion means they will have to shoot their album cover and accompanying TV advert themselves. The Reverend Mother Abbess said: "At first we were worried it would affect our cloistered life, so we asked St Joseph in prayer. Our prayers were answered, and we thought that this album would be a good thing if it touches people's lives and helps them find peace."

itnnews | July 25, 2010 A group of nuns from southern France sign a record deal to release Gregorian chants on the same label as Lady Gaga, Elton John, Amy Winehouse and the. . Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news . The Benedictine order dates back to the sixth century and is traditionally self-sufficient. The 40 or so nuns of Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation count a plumber, an electrician, an engineer and a dental nurse among their number. Their seclusion means they will have to shoot their album cover and accompanying TV advert themselves. The Reverend Mother Abbess said: "At first we were worried it would affect our cloistered life, so we asked St Joseph in prayer. Our prayers were answered, and we thought that this album would be a good thing if it touches people's lives and helps them find peace."

itnnews | July 25, 2010 A group of nuns from southern France sign a record deal to release Gregorian chants on the same label as Lady Gaga, Elton John, Amy Winehouse and the. . Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news . The Benedictine order dates back to the sixth century and is traditionally self-sufficient. The 40 or so nuns of Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation count a plumber, an electrician, an engineer and a dental nurse among their number. Their seclusion means they will have to shoot their album cover and accompanying TV advert themselves. The Reverend Mother Abbess said: "At first we were worried it would affect our cloistered life, so we asked St Joseph in prayer. Our prayers were answered, and we thought that this album would be a good thing if it touches people's lives and helps them find peace."