Passion Music and Jazz Missa Brevis
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St Martin’s Voices The Will Todd Ensemble Shaneeka Simon Vocals John Turville Piano Will Todd Conductor Passion Music was commissioned for the choirs of St Martin-in-the-Fields and continues the fusion of jazz and choral music so successfully blended in Mass in Blue. The structure highlights different points in the Passion story, beginning with a new setting of ‘Greater love has no man’ and including an evocative Stabat Mater, a movement focusing on the seven last words of Christ, and a setting of ‘Were you there when they crucified my Lord?’. The Jazz Missa Brevis gives new life to the sung Latin Mass texts in an accessible, short setting which embraces a variety of jazz styles, from the swinging jazz waltz Kyrie to the up-beat Latin-groove Gloria. The smooth jazz ballad Sanctus, 7/8 Benedictus and soulful Agnus Dei complete this inspiring Mass setting.
"Shaneeka Simon would sound just as confident singing Broadway material and the St. Martins Voices [perform] with what can only be described as relaxed reverence" Choir & Organ "Sensitively, often rapturously written and immaculately performed" BBC Music Magazine "A stimulating release, beautifully recorded and produced" Gramophone "There is a great deal to admire in this release from an important and gifted British choral composer" Church Times "A must for devotees" The Northern Echo Track listing
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| Details | St Martin’s Voices Release Date: 01/02/19 |
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