The Missa brevis, or "short mass" has numerous examples in the music world, and this week on Choral Showcase we'll take in four: from Joseph Rheinberger, Thea Musgrave, Frank Martin, and J.S. Bach.

Show Notes

Thea Musgrave: Missa Brevis

  • The New York Virtuoso Singers
  • David Enlow, organ
  • Harold Rosenbaum, conductor

Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in F Major, BWV 233

  • Mary Ann Callahan, soprano; Barbara Hollinshead, alto; James Weaver, bass
  • Washington Bach Consort
  • J. Reilly Lewis, conductor

Joseph Rheinberger: Cantus Missae, Op. 109

  • Saint Clement's Choir, Philadelphia
  • Peter Richard Conte, conductor

Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir

  • Seattle Pro Musica
  • Karen P. Thomas, conductor