The third Album of Vocal ensemble Gregoriana — the second one of its series In illo tempore. It is called according to the liturgical season which it illustrates — Tempus nativitatis (Christmas season). The aim of the series In illo tempore is to revive the old Slovak musical manuscripts dated before 1600.

directed by  Jan Mikušek & Marek Klein

Slovakian (from Kosice) vocal ensemble Gregoriana comes with theirs second CD, this time led by Czech conductor Jan Mikušek. Nova (new), in the form of sacred choral works by contemporary authors, is here by the Vetera (old) in the form of Gregorian chant. Of Slovak authors are represented by Martin Bako, Mirko Krajči, Víťazoslav cubic Matthew Simko and Peter Zagar, other countries represented Libor Dřevikovský and Zdeněk Lukáš (Czech Republic), Fabio Fresi (Italy), Rihards Dubra and Renate Stivrina (Latvia), Vytautas Miškinis (Lithuania), Javier Busto (Spain) and Imant Raminsh (Canada).

Organum (from Codex Las Huelgas)
Magister Perotinus (c1160 – c1230)
Petrus Wilhelmi de Grudencz (c1400 – c1480)
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
Gregorian Motet (from Montpellier Manuscript)
Gregorian antiphon, gradual, offertory, communion
Jewish tune (from Cochin)

Vox Clamantis
Eve Kopli, Kadri Hunt, Mikk Üleoja, Taniel Kirikal, Tõnis Kaumann, Sakarias Jaan Leppik, Endrik Üksvärav, Erik Salumäe, Mikk Dede, Riivo Kallasmaa, Markus Järvi, Anto Õnnis

Jaan-Eik Tulve: artistic director and conductor

Garth Knox: fiddle, viola, viola d’amore
Agnès Vesterman: violoncello
Sylvain Lemêtre: percussion

Anna Maria Friman
Linn Andrea Fuglseth
Torunn Østrem Ossum
vocals

Štěpán Kaniak: fiddle, plucked string and wind instruments
Pavel Polášek: wind instruments, santur
Mario Mesany: wind instruments, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, artistic leader
Štěpán Mesany: wind instruments, organetto
Erika Reitschmiedová: harp, plucked string instruments
Libor Žídek: voice, percussion

guests – Šárka Langerová: voice, Ondřej Sokol: sackbut, Richard Šeda: cornett, Jan Linhart: percussion & children’s choir

Jan Garbarek soprano and tenor saxophones
The Hilliard Ensemble
David James countertenor
Rogers Covey-Crump tenor
Steven Harrold tenor
Gordon Jones baritone