Album Notes

A Choral Fantasia contains some of the most enchanting melodies the Hibernian Festival Singers have ever sung. We are pleased to debut several new selections from two of Ireland's grandest operas - the thrilling Choral Fantasia and haunting Angelus from "Maritana" and the rousing Introduction to "The Bohemian Girl."

Calling upon the sacred, we present the magnificent Credo from "St. Patrick's Mass" and the prayerful Our Lady of Knock, a long standing favorite of our audiences. As any Hibernian Festival Singers' CD would be incomplete without some familiar Irish tunes, we are pleased to include our renditions of the Minstrel Boy, Star of the County Down and Mountains of Mourne.

We move from the traditional to a more contempoarary flavor with the poignant strains of Steal Away and the stirring beckoning of Ireland's Call.

In closing, we leave you with the inspirational Armed Forces Salute, our tribute to the memory of those lost in the tragedy of September 11, 2001, those serving in our Armed Forces and all those dedicated to protecting and preserving our freedoms.

Salinte,
The Hibernian Fesrtival Singers