Pope Benedict XVI will release his album Alma Mater on Geffen Records before Christmas 2009. The record will feature the pope singing to music performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and with the help of the Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome. The majority of the tracks are the pope's recorded masses or speeches set to classical music.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32234570/ns/world_news-world_faith/
The choir and the pope's voice was recorded at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican and the orchestra was recorded at Abbey Road studios in London.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32234570/ns/world_news-world_faith/
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Fast Facts
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Genre
Classical
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Release date
November 1, 2009
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Label
Geffen/ Universal
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Fact:
In 2008, Placido Domingo recorded a record featuring the poems of Pope John Paul II
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Orchestra recorded at London's Abbey Road recording studio
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Fact:
Pope Benedict XVI's album will have eight tracks
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Fact:
The pope speaks in most of the tracks, some feature masses he's done and on others he sings
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Record title
Alma Mater
