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Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru Church Of Kidane Mehret

Mississippi | Item No: 1238670
Tape | 2025 / US – Original | New
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Deeply resonant spiritual music transmitted via piano,organ, and harmonium by beloved composer and EthiopianOrthodox nun Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru.Church of Kidane Mehret collects all the musical work fromEmahoy's 1972 private press album of the same name, alongsidetwo additional unreleased piano recordings, exploring Emahoy'stake on "Ethiopian Church Music." Recording herself inchurches throughout Jerusalem, Emahoy engages directly withthe Ethiopian Orthodox musical liturgy. For the first time, wehear Emahoy on harmonium and massive, droning pipe organ,alongside some of her most moving piano work."Ave Maria" is one of our favorite pieces Emahoy ever recorded,her chiming piano reverberating against ancient stone walls.Her familiar melodic lines take on new resonance when playedthrough the harmonium on "Spring Ode - Meskerem." Twotowering organ performances comprise the B Side, combiningEmahoy's classical European training with her lifelong study ofEthiopian religious music.Nowhere is Emahoy's unique combination of influences moreapparent than on "Essay on Mahlet," a meditative slow burner inwhich Emahoy interprets the free verse of the Orthodox liturgynote for note on the piano.This revelatory piece, alongside the dramatic pianocomposition "The Storm," comes from another selfreleasedalbum, 1963's Der Sang Des Meeres. One ofthe only known copies was saved from the trash andshared with Mississippi by a fellow nun at Emahoy'smonastery when we visited for Emahoy's funeral inMarch of 2023.We are proud to work with the Emahoy Tsege MariamMusic Foundation to bring you these rare spiritualrecordings in what would have been the artist's 102ndyear. Available in black and clear vinyl editions. Oldschooltip-on jacket with metallic silver foil stampingalong with a 12-page booklet featuring extensive linernotes from scholar and pianist Thomas Feng.
Item Details
Item No: 1238670
Artist: Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru
Title: Church Of Kidane Mehret
Label: Mississippi
Catalog No: MRICASS214
Format: Tape
Pressing: US – Original
Release Date: 2025
Genre: Classical Music
Style: Classical Music
Condition: New
Price: £ 14.28
Weight: 250g (plus 250g Packaging)
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Tracklist
1 Ave Maria
2 Spring Ode - Meskerem
3 The Storm
4 Essay On Mahlet, The Prayer Of Saint Yared
5 Via Dolorosa, Xith Station Of The Cross
6 Prayer For Peace. Ps. 122 (Kyrie Eleison)
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