CHAMPAIGN – The hum of low-pitched voices is soothing. "Me ma ma ooh moo" sounds come from voices warming up. A Gregorian chant choir practices in the choir loft of Holy Cross Catholic Church every ...

In the basement of Memorial Church, a single mesmerizing voice floated up from 30 participants in a recreational chanting group. Thomas F. Kelly, Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music, began to lead the ...

AUBURN | Gregorian chanting is one of the oldest forms of music, but not many people know much about it. At St. Mary's Church in Auburn, it is also one of the most popular styles and is commonly used ...

Lorraine Riedl said her kids think it’s “kind of weird” their mom likes Gregorian chanting. But the beautiful sounds of “Ave Maria” — a Gregorian chant version — she sang in high school choir still ...