Benedictines of Mary to Appear on PBS

From my friends at Carmel Communications comes great news that the Benedictines of Mary will appear on PBS around the country during the month of June to share their awesome project “Lent at Ephesus”.

Here are all of the details:

WHAT – “Lent at Ephesus,” a special on the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles’ album of the same name that spent several consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Traditional Album Chart.

WHEN – The special will air throughout the month of June, include numerous broadcasts today and this week. For the full schedule, please visit http://www.demontfortmusic.com/pbs-nuns.php.

WHERE – PBS stations in Boston, Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., among many other cities.

WHY – The program, produced by De Montfort Music, takes a unique behind-the-scenes approach to sharing the hidden life at the priory of The Benedictines of Mary. It also features beautiful footage of the making of chart-topping albums Lent at Ephesus, Angels and Saints at Ephesusand Advent at Ephesus as well as the against-all-odds details surrounding monastic nuns’ being named Billboard’s Classical Traditional Artist of 2012 and 2013.

ABOUT THE BENEDICTINES OF MARY, QUEEN OF APOSTLES – Founded in 1995, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles are a young, monastic order of Sisters. The Sisters sing together eight times a day as they chant the Divine Office in Latin. The Missouri-based contemplative nuns Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles have captivated music fans and critics alike with the vibrant purity of their music. They have recorded three bestselling albums:  LENT AT EPHESUS; ANGELS AND SAINTS AT EPHESUS, which spent 13 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Traditional Music chart; and ADVENT AT EPHESUS, which spent six consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the same chart.