Set in Latin and following the structure of the standard six-movement mass, the mood of this 40-minute uplifting and innovative work is one of celebration, and combines the powerful forces of choir, soprano soloist and fourteen-man jazz band in a weave of 12 bar blues and up-beat grooves. Will Todd's love of a wide range of Jazz music is reflected in the setting - from ballad to gospel and beyond in a hybrid style that might be described as 'religious doctrine meets funk!'T726662309Accompanying Will Todd's Jazz Mass will be another contemporary jazz work 'songs from the cage' by [Roland Perrin]. Also commissioned by the Hertfordshire Chorus, it received its world premiere in 2002. The Blue Planet Orchestra will play once again, this time with composer [Roland Perrin] at the piano.Company Blue Planet Orchestra. Company Hertfordshire Chorus. Conductor David Temple. Performer Bethany Halliday (soprano). | |
| 12 Jul 03 | Corn Exchange, Cambridge :: V21 listing details L1712819039 |
