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Any children's choir director today would marvel at an ensemble made up entirely of boys: there's nothing quite like that sound and that energy. And what would be the impact on the entire world situation if all boys--and men--were singing wonderful music together instead of, well, a lot of the other things they do? Yes, we can speculate on that forever, but many of us feel that we know the answer--and the director and 50 members of Germany's Knabenchor (boy's choir) capella vocalis certainly appreciate the benefits of singing together, resulting in the lovely music we hear on this outstanding recording from Hänssler, made last year at the church of Peter and Paul in Mössingen. You don't get young people to sing music such as this without real commitment from all concerned--and without exceptional vocal and musical talent. After all, the program features works by Rheinberger (Salve regina), Duruflé (Ubi caritas), Bruckner (Locus iste), Poulenc (Laudes des St. Anton! ias von Padua), Distler (Lobe den Herren), and Grieg (Ave maris stella), as well as more recent works by Siegfried Reda, Otto Olsson, and Günter Raphael.