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Gregorian Is A German Band Headed By Frank Peterson That Performs Gregorian Chant-Inspired Versions Of Modern Pop And Rock Songs. The Band Features Both Vocal Harmony And Instrumental Accompaniment. Originally Gregorian Was Conceived As A More Pop-Oriented Group In The Vein Of Enigma. Under This Concept They Recorded The 1991 Album Sadisfaction With Lead Vocals Provided By The Sisters Of Oz Susana Espelleta Peterson's Wife At The Time And Birgit Freud. However This Was The Only Album In That Style. In 1998 Peterson And His Team Jan-Eric Kohrs Michael Soltau And Carsten Heusmann Re-Invented The Project To Perform Popular Songs In The Gregorian Style. The Criteria For Song Selection Were Strict In Order To Be Considered A Song Needed To Be Translatable Into The 7-Tone Scale. For Each Album Songs Were Carefully Chosen In Addition To Original Songs Written By Jan-Eric Kohrs Amelia Brightman And Carsten Heussman. Twelve Vocalists - Previously Acclaimed Session And Choir Singers - Were Then Hired To Record The Tracks. Each Gregorian Album Is Initially Digitally Tracked At Nemo Studios Peterson's Hamburg Studio. The Vocalists Then Record Their Parts In A Church Atmosphere With Dimmed Lights And Candles In Order To Escape What Peterson Referred To In A 2001 Interview As The "cold And Technical" Studio Atmosphere. The Concept Proved To Be Successful And The Group Proceeded To Record Several More Masters Of Chant Albums In The Same Style. Their 2004 Album The Dark Side Was A Slight Departure From The Others Featuring A Darker Repertoire Consistent With The Title. In 2005 The Masterpieces A Compilation Album With A Live DVD Was Released. A Fifth Masters Of Chant Album Was Released On 31 March 2006. In 2006 A Festive Album Was Also Released Titled Christmas Chants. A Sixth Masters Of Chant Album Was Released On 28 September 2007. In 2009 A Seventh Masters Of Chant Album Followed.
Gregorian In 2009 On 8 September 2010 The Next Album Titled The Dark Side Of Chant Was Announced To Be Published On 15 October 2010. The Members Of The Gregorian Choir Group Are Richard Naxton Naxos Johnny Clucas Johnny Chris Tickner Chris T. Richard Collier Rich Gerry O'Beirne Gerry Lawrence White Lorro And Rob Fardell Rob F. . Others Who Contribute To The Vocals Or Sound Of Gregorian Are Sarah Brightman Under The Pseudonyms Hepsibah Or Sarah Hellmann Amelia Brightman Sarah Brightman's Younger Sister Frank Peterson And Staff Of Nemo Studio Among Others.

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