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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. They competed in Unser Lied für Stockholm, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and placed 5th in the first round of public voting with the song "Masters of Chant", failing to make the Top 3 with 9.06% of the public vote.

Gregorian
Gregorian at the 2016 Unser Lied für Stockholm
Background information
OriginGermany
Genres
  • Gregorian chant
  • new-age
  • crossover
  • symphonic rock
Years active
  • 1991
  • 1998–present
LabelsEdel
Members
  • Frank Peterson
  • Amelia Brightman
  • Eva Mali ( Zarina Maliti )
  • Richard Naxton
  • Johnny Clucas
  • Chris Tickner
  • David Tilley
  • Gerry O'Beirne
  • Lawrence White
  • Rob Fardell
  • Daniel Williams
  • Brendan Matthew
  • Ashley Turnell
Past membersMatthias Meissner (initial project)
Thomas Schwarz (initial project)
Websitegregorian.de

Band history


Originally, Gregorian was conceived as a more pop-oriented group in the vein of Enigma. Under this concept, Peterson together with Matthias Meissner and Thomas Schwarz, 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.[citation needed] However, this was the only album by the trio in that style.

In 1998, Peterson and his team of 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.[citation needed] 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 was 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.[1]

The concept proved to be successful, and the group proceeded to record several more albums in the same style as Masters of Chant. Known as the ten "Chapters", said album releases primarily featured covers of well-known or popular songs (ex. Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight", Alphaville's "Forever Young"; Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On", etc.) done in the group's chant-inspired style, though occasionally the group would release original compositions as well. Their 2004 album, The Dark Side, was a slight departure from the others, featuring a darker repertoire; similarly, the group released themed albums such as the Christmas-themed Christmas Chants, another dark-repertoire album with The Dark Side of the Chant (2010), and the themed Epic Chants (2012). In 2005, The Masterpieces, a compilation album with a live DVD, was released.

Gregorian in 2009
Gregorian in 2009

Tours


Gregorian has toured parts of Europe, China, Russia and Japan. Live concert DVDs have also been released.


Band singers


The male singers of Gregorian are/were Adrian Coverdale-Hill, Alain Bernard, Alexandre Mack, Andrew Busher, Andrew Keelan, Ashley Turnell, Ben Regan, Benjamin Clee, Benoit Riou, Berwyn Pearce, Brendan Matthew, Chris Goater, Chris Hogan, Christopher Tickner, Daniel Hoadley, Daniel Williams, David Chabert, David Porter-Thomas, David Tilley, Douglas Lee, Edward Hands, Frederic Bernard, Gauthier Fenoy, Gerard O'Beirne, Gregory Moore, Jeremy Birchall, John Grave, John Langley, Jonathan Clucas, Karim Bouzra, Lawrence White, Loic Boissier, Mark Anderson, Mark Bradbury, Matthew Long, Matthew Minter, Matthew Vine, Michael Dore, Narcis Iustin Ianău, Nicolas Kern, Paul Badley, Peter Sturt, Phil Conway, Pierre Kuzor, Rhys Bowden, Richard Collier, Richard Naxton, Robert Fardell, Robert Johnston, Roger Langford, Simon Baker, Simon Grant, Sion Lloyd, Stephane Werchowski, Stephen Miles, Stephen Weller, Thomas Barnard, Thomas Phillips, Timothy Holmes, Timothy Lacy, William King, William Purefoy and Yves Blanchard.[citation needed]

The female singers of Gregorian are/were Amelia Brightman, Anna-Lena Strasse, Anette Stangeberg, Charlotte Cracht, Eva Mali (Zarina Maliti), Joana Adu, Julia Dorandt, Marjan Shaki, Sarah Brightman, and Stefanie Hundertmark.[citation needed]


Discography


Gregorian has released ten albums in their Masters of Chant series and a number of other albums, including a Christmas album and several compilations. They have also released two types of video album; live concerts and music video albums featuring the singers in various surroundings.


Initial project



Masters of Chant albums



Other albums/compilations



Singles



Video albums



References


  1. "Q&A: Frank Peterson". The Age. 26 August 2001. Archived from the original on 28 August 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2006.


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[de] Gregorian

Gregorian ist eine Band, die Werke der Pop- und Rockmusik im Gesangsstil des gregorianischen Chorals der mittelalterlichen Mönche singt. Obwohl die Idee zur Band in Deutschland geboren wurde, stammen die meisten männlichen Sänger der aktuellen Besetzung aus Großbritannien.
- [en] Gregorian (band)

[es] Gregorian

Gregorian es una banda alemana de canto gregoriano con influencias modernas de la música «new age». Liderada por Frank Peterson, destaca tanto por la armonía vocal como por el acompañamiento instrumental. En 2016 compitió con la canción Masters of Chant en la Unser Lied für Stockholm, la selección nacional alemana para el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión, quedando en el quinto puesto de la primera ronda por lo que no pasó a la fase siguiente.

[ru] Gregorian

Gregorian — немецкий музыкальный коллектив, исполняющий поп- и рок-композиции в стиле, имитирующем григорианские распевы.


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