In 1987, Dublin composer Michael McGlynn founded ANÚNA. The ensemble's name… Read Full Bio ↴In 1987, Dublin composer Michael McGlynn founded ANÚNA. The ensemble's name, originally An Uaithne, derives from the collective term for the three ancient types of Irish music Suantraí (lullaby), Geantraí (happy song) and Goltraí (lament).
The majority of singers come from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with many of its members also drawn from all over the world. Their repertoire is written or arranged for the group by McGlynn, and includes reconstructions of Early and Medieval music from Ireland and beyond presented in a candle-lit, costumed ambiance that allows the group to connect with a very wide variety of audience despite the eclectic nature of the music they sing.
Anúna perform between twelve and fourteen singers, unconducted, in any performance. They are equally at home in an amplified theatrical setting or an unamplified concert hall.
Anúna created the vocal ambiance of Riverdance (1994-1996), achieved a Top 10 placing on the U.K. Singles Charts while remaining at Number 1 on the Irish singles charts for eighteen weeks. In 2012 they appeared as the "Voices of Hell" on the video game Diablo 3 [Blizzard] gaining a Game Audio Network Guild nomination for the Best Original Choral Performance in February 2013. In February 2018 the group won the Outstanding Ensemble category of the Annual Game Music Awards for their contributions to the soundtrack of the hugely successful video game Xenoblade Chronicles II. In February 2017 the group participated in an extraordinary collaboration with Noh Theatre entitled "Takahime", a Japanese adaptation of W.B. Yeats' play "At the Hawk's Well". The performance was directed by Gensho Umewaka (Japanese National Treasure) and Michael McGlynn, who also composed an original score.
While curating the Meltdown Festival at London's South Bank, Elvis Costello invited Anúna to perform as featured guests and in 2011 they featured on DVD and CD with the pioneering Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles. A number of Anúna singers have gone on to carve very successful careers as solo artists including singer-songwriter Hozier [2007 - 2012] and six of the lead soloists in the phenomenally successful Celtic Woman including Lynn Hilary and Éabha McMahon.
In complete contrast, as a classical choral ensemble Anúna have appeared at the World Sacred Music Festival in Morocco and at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall, London. They have sung at many major classical venues including the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, De Doelen Rotterdam, Hyogo Performing Arts Center and Orchard Hall in Tokyo, New York Town Hall and Minneapolis Symphony Hall.
They have collaborated with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on two major concerts of McGlynn's compositions at Dublin's National Concert Hall (2009 & 2010).
Anúna have an active and highly successful Education & Outreach programme that has been responsible for workshops across China, Japan, Spain, Belgium, Israel, Sweden, Canada, Poland, the UK and The Netherlands. In 2012 they presented at the Shanghai Conservatory. In 2015 the group presented an interest Session as part of the American Choral Directors Association National Conference at Salt Lake, Utah, USA. In 2019 their sixth highly successful annual ANÚNA International Summer School in Dublin, which attracts professional and amateur choral musicians from all over the world, will take place in Dublin preceded by the first ANÚNA Winter School in February in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Anúna have released eighteen albums since 1991 and have been featured artists on three Grammy Award-winning albums. Invocation (1994) won a National Entertainment Award for Classical music, while Deep Dead Blue (1996) was nominated for a Classical Brit Award. Celtic Origins (2007), also an award-winning PBS show and DVD, became the number one selling CD on the US World Music Charts that August while September 2011 saw their album Christmas Memories reaching the Hot 100 of the Billboard Album Chart. In 2008 the choir released Invocations of Ireland, McGlynn's self-made film, an evocative depiction of the Irish landscape and its relationship to his music. This has been broadcast extensively in Australia/New Zealand, with the DVD being released on Australia's DV1 and Columbia Music Entertainment in Japan.
They have been signed to some of the world's major record labels including Decca, Universal Classics, Polygram, E1 and Philips. Michael McGlynn's sheet music is available from www.michaelmcglynn.com.
The majority of singers come from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with many of its members also drawn from all over the world. Their repertoire is written or arranged for the group by McGlynn, and includes reconstructions of Early and Medieval music from Ireland and beyond presented in a candle-lit, costumed ambiance that allows the group to connect with a very wide variety of audience despite the eclectic nature of the music they sing.
Anúna perform between twelve and fourteen singers, unconducted, in any performance. They are equally at home in an amplified theatrical setting or an unamplified concert hall.
Anúna created the vocal ambiance of Riverdance (1994-1996), achieved a Top 10 placing on the U.K. Singles Charts while remaining at Number 1 on the Irish singles charts for eighteen weeks. In 2012 they appeared as the "Voices of Hell" on the video game Diablo 3 [Blizzard] gaining a Game Audio Network Guild nomination for the Best Original Choral Performance in February 2013. In February 2018 the group won the Outstanding Ensemble category of the Annual Game Music Awards for their contributions to the soundtrack of the hugely successful video game Xenoblade Chronicles II. In February 2017 the group participated in an extraordinary collaboration with Noh Theatre entitled "Takahime", a Japanese adaptation of W.B. Yeats' play "At the Hawk's Well". The performance was directed by Gensho Umewaka (Japanese National Treasure) and Michael McGlynn, who also composed an original score.
While curating the Meltdown Festival at London's South Bank, Elvis Costello invited Anúna to perform as featured guests and in 2011 they featured on DVD and CD with the pioneering Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles. A number of Anúna singers have gone on to carve very successful careers as solo artists including singer-songwriter Hozier [2007 - 2012] and six of the lead soloists in the phenomenally successful Celtic Woman including Lynn Hilary and Éabha McMahon.
In complete contrast, as a classical choral ensemble Anúna have appeared at the World Sacred Music Festival in Morocco and at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall, London. They have sung at many major classical venues including the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, De Doelen Rotterdam, Hyogo Performing Arts Center and Orchard Hall in Tokyo, New York Town Hall and Minneapolis Symphony Hall.
They have collaborated with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on two major concerts of McGlynn's compositions at Dublin's National Concert Hall (2009 & 2010).
Anúna have an active and highly successful Education & Outreach programme that has been responsible for workshops across China, Japan, Spain, Belgium, Israel, Sweden, Canada, Poland, the UK and The Netherlands. In 2012 they presented at the Shanghai Conservatory. In 2015 the group presented an interest Session as part of the American Choral Directors Association National Conference at Salt Lake, Utah, USA. In 2019 their sixth highly successful annual ANÚNA International Summer School in Dublin, which attracts professional and amateur choral musicians from all over the world, will take place in Dublin preceded by the first ANÚNA Winter School in February in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Anúna have released eighteen albums since 1991 and have been featured artists on three Grammy Award-winning albums. Invocation (1994) won a National Entertainment Award for Classical music, while Deep Dead Blue (1996) was nominated for a Classical Brit Award. Celtic Origins (2007), also an award-winning PBS show and DVD, became the number one selling CD on the US World Music Charts that August while September 2011 saw their album Christmas Memories reaching the Hot 100 of the Billboard Album Chart. In 2008 the choir released Invocations of Ireland, McGlynn's self-made film, an evocative depiction of the Irish landscape and its relationship to his music. This has been broadcast extensively in Australia/New Zealand, with the DVD being released on Australia's DV1 and Columbia Music Entertainment in Japan.
They have been signed to some of the world's major record labels including Decca, Universal Classics, Polygram, E1 and Philips. Michael McGlynn's sheet music is available from www.michaelmcglynn.com.
Ave Generosa
Anúna Lyrics
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Ave, generosa
Gloriosa et intacta puella
Tu pupilla castitatis
Tu materia sanctitatis
Que Deo placuit
Ave.
Gloriosa et intacta puella
Tu pupilla castitatis
Tu materia sanctitatis
Que Deo placuit
Ave.
The lyrics of Anuna's song Ave Generosa is a song of praise dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The song begins with the phrase "Ave generosa", which translates to "Hail, noble one", paying homage to Mary's noble spirit. The next line, "Gloriosa et intacta puella", translates to "Glorious and undefiled maiden", emphasizes Mary's purity and virginity.
The following lines, "Tu pupilla castitatis/Tu materia sanctitatis", translates to "You are the apple of chastity/You are the essence of holiness" emphasizes Mary's role as a pure and holy being, chosen by God for His purposes.
The final line, "Que Deo placuit", translates to "That has pleased God", acknowledges Mary's significance in salvation history as someone who was chosen by God to give birth to Jesus. Overall, Anuna's Ave Generosa is a beautifully crafted song that praises the virtues of the Virgin Mary and her role in salvation history.
Line by Line Meaning
Ave, generosa
Hail, noble and generous one
Gloriosa et intacta puella
Glorious and pure young woman
Tu pupilla castitatis
You are the pupil of chastity
Tu materia sanctitatis
You are the embodiment of sanctity
Que Deo placuit
That which pleases God
Ave.
Hail.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HILDEGARD VON BINGEN, MICHAEL PHILIP MCGLYNN
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Rafael Delsid
As a fellow professional singer, I just want to tell you that every part of this group is at the world class level. Your blending of voices, the clearest soprano voices, your phrasing, everything. I'm living in Germany (not too far from Leipzig) and i cannot wait to hear you all sing in person. I have spent hours listening to you all. Thank you so much for sharing this performance. It is ausgezeichnet!!!
mcsquizzy
I've never heard Hildegard sung like this: strong, ethereal, and so vibrant. This group brings her spirit to life.
Camus Monamour
Paroles (latin puis français) :
Ave generosa, gloriosa et intacta puella,
tu pupilla castitatis, tu materia sanctitatis,
que Deo placuit.
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Salut, ô généreuse, ô Vierge glorieuse,
pupille de chasteté, matière de sainteté,
toi qui as plu à Dieu !
licia bladelli
Stunning voices, group of angels, indeed! . I sing in a choir.. .... I would really love to be able to sing like that!!!!
Ellie Bryan
I absolutely adore this song. My school senior choir is performing it and im just hoping we sound just as spectacular as those few wondrous women did.
I just hope i can hit those high notes!!! (Im a soprano for this song)
Alyssa Driscoll
I am so grateful I have fought to stay alive long enough to experience this moment, being able to listen to this life-changing music.
Milad Yaqo
Hands down best performance of this piece on Youtube!
Morgan
You know music is the universal language when you read these comments; they’re in so many different languages and music touches them all
Marie Charles-Nifle
Très belle version, convaincant aussi avec ce tempo plus allant que ce que l'on entend d'habitude. Voix magnifiques!
Victor Ellis
I first heard Sjaella earlier this year while working from home & listening to "Musikfest ION" during BR-Klassik's Festspielzeit. Their singing was so spectacularly moving and beautiful I just put my work down, closed my eyes, and listened to a choir of 6 angels floating throughout my house. Herzlichen Dank an euch alle - es freut mich immer euere Musik anzuhören!