Miserere mei by Gregorio AllegriOne the great acts of contrition is found in King David’s Psalm 51. He has been accused of adultery with Bathsheba and attempts to cover it up. He tries to accuse the faithful husband Uriah of deceit and conspiracy. Centuries later a young Catholic priest by the name of Gregorio Allegri, working with the Master Pierluigi da Palestrina, who knew nothing about adultery and murder composes one of the best choral works about the story that the world has ever known: Miserere Mei. The music and words can melt the heart of even the most hardened
