Requiem (CD Only)

"Those who know Todd’s Mass in Blue will have encountered his synthesis of choral and jazz idioms, and his Durham Jazz Evensong continues that trend. However, his Requiem… represents a different and totally original fusion, in which the keening and wailing sound of the bass guitar suggests disturbing images of death, making a most effective foil to the choral textures. The climax of the work, the Agnus Dei and the In Paradisum, features a lengthy and impassioned guitar solo and an equally wide range of colour from choir and soprano soloist – an outstanding response to the text." Alan Bullard, Choir & Organ Magazine

Track Listing (CD also features Venite and Durham Jazz Evensong)

Requiem for soprano, electric guitar and choir

1 Introit and Kyrie

2 Dies Irae

3 Rex Tremendae

4 Lacrimosa

5 Pie Jesu

6 Offertorium

7 Sanctus

8 Agnus Dei (cadenza improvised by Thomas Gray)

9 In Paradisum

10 Venite

Durham Jazz Evensong

11 Opening Prayers and Psalm 142

12 Magnificat

13 Nunc Dimittis

14 The Lord's Prayer

15 Final Prayers