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Choral music not heard since the time of Henry VIII has been brought to life for the first time in 500 years, as an academic unearths an untouched manuscript and shows it to a modern choir. The manuscript, a book of 34 religious songs, was given to Henry VIII as a lavish gift from a French diplomat in his early reign. Containing songs referencing Henry and his then-bride Catherine of Aragon, it is considered the most "luxurious" surviving diplomatic gift of its kind. It remained in the Royal Collection after the king's death, and was later given to the nation...

John Alldis, who died on December 20 aged 81, was a distinguished choral conductor.

Posted: September 26, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com 'Voices of Heaven' ordered not to sing sacred music Ruling from Michigan school administrator leaves visiting artists upset The all-star choir visiting from Europe was called "Voices of Heaven" but members were told by a Michigan school district not to sing sacred songs while on campus, leaving the artists bewildered and district parents enraged that the German singers would return home with such an impression of the United States. The order came recently from Supt. Charles Breiner of the Howell School District in Michigan just as the Eberbach, Germany, choir...