ping
This is a very nice rendition of Ave maris stella. However, I prefer a less theatrical approach.
The original hymn is medieval, and can be found in the Liber Usualis (1961 Ed.) pp. 1259-1260.
The rendition in the following link has 2 verses of the original hymn with one verse of beautiful polyphony written by Guillame Dufay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-25R_SaDao
I also have a version as an mp3 file by the Boston Camerata using period instruments. It is very interesting because it is sung in both Latin and what sounds like early French.
Beautiful. It is good that early music is reaching the population at large.
ping