Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, hailed through the centuries as "prince and father of music," wrote music of unsurpassed grace and beauty. Glori Dei Cantores, under the direction of Elizabeth Patterson, presents eight sublime works by Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestina. The rarely performed Missa Beata Mari Virginis II is heard here in its debut recording. Missa "Descendit Angelus Domini" is...