O vos Omnes Sacred and secular choral music Ensemble Vocal Ganymède chœur d'hommes / male choir Yvan Sabourin director ACD2 2631 • To mark the 20th anniversary of the Montreal-based Ganymède vocal ensemble, ATMA presents O vos Omnes, a CD of sacred and secular a cappella works for male choir.   The composers on this CD range from the Renaissance, to the Romantic era, and through modern times.   The compositions takes listeners on an inner musical journey and include selections by Victoria, Schubert, Lauridsen, and Brian Schmidt among others. • The Ganymède vocal ensemble was founded in 1991 by Yvan Sabourin, its current artistic director.   Its mission is to perform the classic repertoire for male choir with the goal of making this music better known.   The ensemble is made up of members mostly from the gay community and offers an alternative image of what this community can be. • During the past 20 years, Ganymède has become well known in the musical world through many concerts and participation in several competitions: the Montreal Choir Festival (special jury prize, 1994; first prize, advanced choirs category, 1995 and 1997); National Music Festival; Festival international du chant choral of Trois-Rivières (finalist, 1997; invited choir, 1998); and Podium (1996 and 2002 editions). • In the summer of 2006, Ganymède won the gold medal at the Choral Festival of the World Outgames.   The following summer, the ensemble travelled to France to give concerts in Paris, Lyon, and Vaison-la-Romaine.   In the summer of 2010, Ganymède was honored at the competition of the Festival choral international of Neuchâtel in Switzerland, winning the special prize for diversity in recognition of its minority-integration efforts.   1 | O VOS OMNES | Pabio Casals (1876-1973)       (3:32)   2 | LUX ÆTERNA | Brian A. Schmidt (né en / b.l980)       (3:29)   3 | WHAT THEN, MY LOVE | Nancy Telfer (née en / b.1950)       (2:23)   4 | PANIS DEI | Sandra Milliken (née en / b.1961)       (2:48)   5 | IN REMEMBRANCE | Eleanor Daley (née en / b.1955)       (3:18)   6 | AVE MARIA | Eleanor Daley (née en / b.1955)       (4:42)   7 | MUSIC, WHEN SOFT VOICES DIE | Leonard Enns (né en / b.1948)       (3:00)   8 | DIE NACHT Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)       (2:55)   9 | MAGNIFICAT | Donald M. Kendrick (né en / b.1947)       (4:59) 10 | TE, MATER | Jean Papineau-Couture (1916-2000)       (1:54) 11 | NATUS EST NOBIS | Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)       (2:46) 12 | O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM | Morten Lauridsen (né en / b.1943)       (6:02) 13 | QUAND VOUS MOURREZ DE NOS AMOURS | Gilles Vigneault (né en / b.1928)       (3:52) 14 | FACTI SUNT | Marco Antonio lngegneri (1535 ou / or 1536-1592)       (3:39) 15 | AVE MARIA | Luigi Bottazzo (1845 -1924)       (2:03) 16 | REGNUM MUNDI | Jacob Handl (1550-1591)       (2:10) 17 | LES FLEURS DES CHAMPS | Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)       (2:32) ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879