"Te Deum" features the choir and orchestra, "Ensemble Cor et Vox," from Chicago's historic St. John Cantius Church, directed by Rev. Scott A. Haynes, SJC. Learn more about St. John Cantius Church at www.cantius.org On this CD you will enjoy the famous Charpentier "Te Deum," H 146, which is scored for chorus, vocal soloists, with full Baroque chamber orchestra. This music is expressive, festive, poignant, and will lift your heart in prayer, Hear some of Chicago's best vocal soloists: Amy Conn, Michelle Mitsui, Roger Pines, Trevor Mitchell and David Dubois. The Mozart "Piccolomini" Mass (Missa Brevis in C, K 258) is a charming Mass setting for Christmas Midnight Mass. Enjoy the beautiful "Mozartian" qualities of our vocal soloists: Jenny Haworth, Claudia Vining, Trevor Mitchell and David Dubois. Mozart's original manuscript of Missa Brevis in C, K 258 was discovered in the archives of the Brixen Cathedral in 2007. The Schola Cantorum of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius provide the most sublime renderings of the Gregorian Chant for the Christmas Midnight Mass. Your soul will rise heavenward in prayer as you listen. The concertmaster of "Ensemble Cor et Vox" is Henry Criz, who is the retired concertmaster of Chicago's Lyric Opera. The organist is Walter Whitehouse, the retired organist of Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago. Recording Engineer/Musical Editor: Mark Essick Musical Advisor: Terry Sullivan CD Artistic Design: Julie Streeter