Spins: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Hymns

Sad to say, but worthy and even great CDs can languish in the teetering stacks of CDs received by just about every music journalist. So it is with this 2004 CD, which finally made it into my player and...wow. Absolutely gorgeous choral arrangements, backed by lovely classical guitar and strings. Sung almost entirely in Latin. I wasn't raised Catholic, as she was, but this music carried me away today and helped raise my spirits in a tough week in my extended family. Thank you, Beth.

More on Beth Nielsen Chapman at her site.