This release coincides with celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of Victoria s death in 1611, and also marks CORO s 10th Anniversary! Priest, scholar, mystic, singer, organist, and composer six persons all rolled into one. That is, quite simply, why Victoria is the most outstanding composer of the Renaissance. At the heart of this program is the exquisite Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater a 8, of which this is one of the first recordings.