Offertorium Domine, in auxilium meum

Meeting of Angels is a collaborative studio album released in 1996 under the Amiata Records label. The recording features sitarist Nishat Khan and the early music vocal ensemble Gilles Binchois, directed by Dominique Vellard. The album explores the fusion of North Indian classical music with medieval European sacred chant, presenting a cross-cultural dialogue through instrumental and vocal compositions.

The ninth track, Offertorium: Domine, in auxilium meum, runs for 5 minutes and 19 seconds. The piece integrates Khan’s sitar improvisations with the ensemble’s polyphonic chant, reflecting the album’s central theme of merging distinct musical traditions. The track title references the Latin liturgical text Domine, in auxilium meum intende (\"O Lord, come to my assistance\"), a common antiphon in Gregorian chant.

The album’s format is a commercial CD, with production credits attributed to Amiata Records. Additional details about the recording sessions, specific arrangement contributions, or the full tracklist remain undocumented in the provided context. The release date is confirmed as 1996, though the exact month or day is not specified.

Nishat Khan, a seventh-generation musician of the Imdadkhani gharana, contributes sitar performances rooted in the khayal and dhrupad styles. Gilles Binchois, founded in 1979, specializes in medieval and Renaissance repertoire, particularly French and Burgundian sacred music. Their collaboration on Meeting of Angels marks a documented instance of Indian classical and Western early music convergence in the late 20th century.