Maurice Duruflé’s choral music stands apart for its timeless fusion of Gregorian chant and refined twentieth-century harmony. Rooted in the traditions of the French organ school yet shaped with extraordinary delicacy, these works reveal a musical language of luminous restraint, formal balance, and profound inwardness. The Requiem remains one of Duruflé’s most moving achievements, emphasizing consolation and spiritual light rather than dramatic judgment, its flowing lines and radiant harmonies unfolding with calm inevitability. The Four Motets distill Gregorian melody into textures of remarkable purity and transparency, while the Mass Cum jubilo transforms ancient chant into something both austere and warmly human. Under Gary Graden’s direction, St. Jacob’s Chamber Choir brings exceptional clarity and poise to this music, shaping its long phrases with natural expressiveness and a finely blended sound. The organ writing emerges with richness and subtle colour, while the solo contributions are integrated with unaffected lyricism. Throughout the recording, Duruflé’s unique synthesis of chant, modal harmony, and impressionistic colour is conveyed with sensitivity and quiet intensity, allowing the music’s spiritual depth to speak with uncommon directness.