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