For the first time since 1835, the monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain — known for their Gregorian chant — have been forced to abandon the seclusion of their cells. However, this ...

The famous Benedictine Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos has announced it will open a museum on monasticism at the centuries-old convent of St. Francis, in order to promote monastic life in contemporary ...

– Pop starz ‘n the hoods: Cruising on the Billboard charts is something called “Chant” by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. These guys live and worship in a monastery in northern Spain.

Saying that Gregorian chant, as sung by the inimitable Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos, sold a few records 10 years ago is like saying the Beatles wrote some decent songs in the 1960s.

It has no dance beat. There are no synthesizers or guitars. There’s not even any harmony in the singing. And to top it all off, all the lyrics are in Latin. So how did “Chant” — an album of Gregorian ...

Twenty years ago, the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos released an album which rocketed to the top of the charts. Chant was an instant, and enduring, hit. It has sold over 6,000,000 copies.

Renowned for its Romanesque cloister, a stone-carved masterpiece of mediaeval art, this sacred monastery is a must-see religious monument. El Cid donated half of the villages of Peñacoba and Fresnosa ...

Talk about your golden oldies: The surprise hit on the pop charts is a CD reissue of music that is 1,500 years old. On March 15, Angel Records released an album of Gregorian chants performed by monks ...

The mid-1990s so-called “new age" or “ambient" music discovered the Plainsong, leading to the release of Chant (Angel, 1973/1994) by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. Such a spike in ...

The mid-1990s so-called “new age" or “ambient" music discovered the Plainsong, leading to the release of Chant (Angel, 1973/1994) by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. Such a spike in ...