Ave Maria, Franz Bieble | Venda | Tālberga, Niedre | St Publius Church, Floriana Malta | 30 Oct 2009
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The women's choir, "Venda," of the Ventspils Culture Center, Ventspils, Latvia performs, “Ave Maria,” by Franz Bieble on 30 October 2009, at Saint Publius Church in Floriana, Malta as part of the Third International Malta Choir Festival of Sacred and Secular Music.
Anitra Niedre and Rudīte Tālberga, are the conductors of Venda. They have been conductors of the choir since 1983. Ms. Niedre graduated from the Jāzeps Vītolas Academy of Music of Latvia in 1983. Rudīte Tālberga was born and raised in Ventspils and grew up in a family of 3 generations of choir conductors. She was taught choir conducting as part of being a chorister and member of the oldest church in Latvia, the Ventspils Baptist Church.
“Ave Maria (Hail Mary),” by Franz Biebl is part of the Latin liturgical Angelus prayer, which contains the Ave Maria as a refrain. It was composed by Franz Biebl in 1959 for a month of May devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary but was not published. The first arrangement by Franz Biebl was published by Wildt's Musikverlag in 1964 for men’s chorus.
In English, it is translated as:
The Angel of the Lord announced to Mary
And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee:
blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Mary said:
Behold the handmaiden of the Lord.
Do to me according to your word.
Hail Mary ...
And the Word was made flesh
And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary ...
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
In Latin, it is sung as:
Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae
et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Maria dixit:
Ecce ancilla Domini
Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Ave Maria ...
Et verbum caro factum est
Et habitavit in nobis.
Ave Maria ...
Sancta Maria, mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus.
Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
Publius of Malta received the Apostle Paul during his shipwreck on Malta in 60 A.D. as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles. According to Scripture, Paul cured Publius' dysentery-afflicted father:
"In the vicinity of that place were lands belonging to a man named Publius, the chief of the island. He welcomed us and received us cordially as his guests for three days. It so happened that the father of Publius was sick with a fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and, after praying, laid his hands on him and healed him. After this had taken place, the rest of the sick on the island came to Paul and were cured. They paid us great honor and when we eventually set sail, they brought us the provisions we needed." — Acts 28:7–10, New American Bible
St Publius was the first Bishop of Malta and one of the first Bishops of Athens. Publius' conversion to Christianity led Malta to become the first Christian nation in the West.
Anitra Niedre and Rudīte Tālberga, are the conductors of Venda. They have been conductors of the choir since 1983. Ms. Niedre graduated from the Jāzeps Vītolas Academy of Music of Latvia in 1983. Rudīte Tālberga was born and raised in Ventspils and grew up in a family of 3 generations of choir conductors. She was taught choir conducting as part of being a chorister and member of the oldest church in Latvia, the Ventspils Baptist Church.
“Ave Maria (Hail Mary),” by Franz Biebl is part of the Latin liturgical Angelus prayer, which contains the Ave Maria as a refrain. It was composed by Franz Biebl in 1959 for a month of May devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary but was not published. The first arrangement by Franz Biebl was published by Wildt's Musikverlag in 1964 for men’s chorus.
In English, it is translated as:
The Angel of the Lord announced to Mary
And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee:
blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Mary said:
Behold the handmaiden of the Lord.
Do to me according to your word.
Hail Mary ...
And the Word was made flesh
And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary ...
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
In Latin, it is sung as:
Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae
et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Maria dixit:
Ecce ancilla Domini
Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Ave Maria ...
Et verbum caro factum est
Et habitavit in nobis.
Ave Maria ...
Sancta Maria, mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus.
Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
Publius of Malta received the Apostle Paul during his shipwreck on Malta in 60 A.D. as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles. According to Scripture, Paul cured Publius' dysentery-afflicted father:
"In the vicinity of that place were lands belonging to a man named Publius, the chief of the island. He welcomed us and received us cordially as his guests for three days. It so happened that the father of Publius was sick with a fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and, after praying, laid his hands on him and healed him. After this had taken place, the rest of the sick on the island came to Paul and were cured. They paid us great honor and when we eventually set sail, they brought us the provisions we needed." — Acts 28:7–10, New American Bible
St Publius was the first Bishop of Malta and one of the first Bishops of Athens. Publius' conversion to Christianity led Malta to become the first Christian nation in the West.