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About Us
Grammy award winning Ray Herrmann has performed concerts and recorded with many top pop and jazz names like LeAnn Rimes, Christine Aguilera, Bob Dylan, Johnny Mathis, George Benson, just to name a few; numerous appearances on The Tonight Show, The Late Show, and countless TV specials; and has recorded over 200 albums and motion picture soundtracks. Ray tours with the band Chicago and is a member of the house band on the famous TV series, American Idol. He is also an arranger and composer for many top artists within the music industry. Ray and his wife Theresa co-founded Little Lamb Music and they have one daughter, Maria.
Music was pretty much Ray’s whole life growing up in Chicago, Illinois. He started to study the piano when he was six and at seven the clarinet. During high school Ray picked up the flute and saxophone. After receiving a Masters in Music degree from the famed University of North Texas, he moved to Los Angeles and has worked with the biggest names in the music business. Ray shares, "we can never give enough thanks to our parents who have thought us to stay in the presence of God and practice our Catholic faith by attending Mass on Sunday, including Holy Days; staying close to all the Sacramentsin the Church,and praying the Rosary. There are many distractions in life and especially working in the entertainment industry. But there is something to be said about putting God first...everything else just falls into place."
It is through God’s grace that our faith has grown and with it the creation of our company, Little Lamb Music. My wife Theresa and I have centered our lives on the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It just made sense to take our blessings from God and Mother Mary and share those blessings with the rest of the world. To go outward with our faith…..so we started our company. Our first CD was entitled “Little Lamb Lullabies” which was for our little daughter Maria, when she was born a few years ago. We wanted to make a CD that included Catholic Hymns that touched our hearts with an emphasis on Jesus and Mother Mary. We included Marian songs as well as Catholic hymns such as “Holy, Holy, Holy” – songs you wouldn’t think of in a lullaby format. There are also traditional songs that are enjoyable for everyone. Grandmothers have called us and said they bought the CD for their grandchildren but wanted another one for themselves. Because it’s an instrumental CD, parents and grandparents can sing their little ones to sleep or just sit back and enjoy the soothing and peaceful sounds. Most people ask us how we teamed up with the Redemptorists. Actually, the Redemptorists found us at our website: www.littlelambmusic.com. They wanted very much to reproduce the music of St. Alphonsus Liguori to help raise money for their missionary brothers in Brazil and Nigeria. They found our website, heard our Lullaby CD, and asked if we would like to work together. Theresa and I jumped on it immediately. We firmly believe in the many graces of the Rosary and those graces have impacted our family beyond words. We knew of St. Alphonsus’ devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, his book "The Glories of Mary," and it totally made sense to partner with the Redemptorists to create this "one of a kind" Rosary CD. We put Our Lady of Perpetual Help on the front cover because Pope Pius IX gave the Redemptorists the icon with the stipulation that they “make her known throughout the world”.This 2-CD set with all 20 decades is the first Rosary CD to feature the music of a saint -- there are more unique qualities. This Rosary CD is also the first time St. Alphonsus’ music has been recorded in this country and translated into English. My wife, Theresa, translated the original Italian with the help of the Redemptorist Fathers.St. Alphonsus’ melodies are simple and singable. He wanted the common man to be able to sing his hymns. Yet the more you hear St Alphonsus’ music the more you can appreciate its depth. His music has not just human dimensions but it also touches the soul. The meditations on the Rosary CD are taken from St. Alphonsus' writings, especially "The Glories of Mary." We wanted this Rosary CD to feel like you are praying the Rosary with St. Alphonsus right next to you. His music and meditations make praying the Rosary a very unique experience and it's of highest quality with internationally renowned singers and musicians from the Los Angeles area. This Lent we're releasing the production of "Praying The Way of the Cross" with St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori, featuring Liam Neeson. We hope you enjoy all the products produced by Little Lamb Music. May we obtain more grace through the intercession of our Blessed Mother and come to know and love Jesus more fully. May we continue to pray for each other. Best regards, Ray and Theresa Herrmann |
Little Lamb Music is dedicated to serving children and their families through highquality Catholic music. This site is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesusand the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Copyright 2009
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