pater monard

5:06 min

Imagine you were born in the 12th century - say at the 1st of october 1172. Revealed to a poor situation of living and surrounded by poverty you very early decided to become a monk and to go to a famous monastery.

Very fast you get accustomed to the rules in the monastery, you learn the rituals, the way of constant praising, the everlasting silence - and you learn to copy books by hand. And so you are: Pater Monard!

But it's not as easy as you once thought. Serious things are happening - the long prayer chorals exhaust you, and you feel the timeline of the centuries from every brick you walk along ... listen and watch!

5:06 min 7.2 mb

composed and produced by: andy enroe; guitars: tanja soler zang; vc, bs, dr, kb: andy enroe; performance of the choir by M.A. Trinitatis Choir, Hamburg Altona; executive musical advisor: tanja soler zang.

slide-concept + graphics: andy enroe; fotos: andy enroe & tanja soler zang.

special thanks to the M.A. Trinitatis Choir Altona - for their skill, patience + fun during our slightly weird recording sessions.