New English translation 2012-This mass was commissioned for the glory of God in the Millennium Year of Jubilee and was first performed on the Feast of Corpus Christi by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral London with Andrew Reid (organ) directed by Martin Baker.The setting was adapted to the new English translation in 2012. The first performance of this version was given on the Feast of Corpus Christi 2013 by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral with Peter Stevens (organ) directed by Martin Baker. Note: The original version of the score remains on sale ISMN: 979-0-060-11299-7
SKU: HL.48011811
UPC: 073999224849. 7.25x10.25x0.083 inches.
Written for congregation, cantor/SATB chorus, and organ. This score available in single copies (48011810).
SKU: HL.48021174
7.25x10.25x0.112 inches.
SKU: HL.48024524
ISBN 9781784542566. UPC: 888680925741. 8.25x11.75x0.212 inches.
Composer's Notes: “In writing this work I wanted to compose something which was both timeless and contemporary, both sacred and secular. The title (Sacred Songs) is therefore slightly misleading as the three poems are concerned with political repression in Latin America and are deliberately coupled with traditional religious texts to emphasise a deeper solidarity with the poor of that sub-continent. It was my interest in Liberation Theology which made me combine the poems of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina with the texts of the Latin mass in Búsqueda (an earlier music-theatre work) and has now led me to attempt a similar synthesis of ideas in Cantos Sagrados. The voices in Ariel Dorfman's poems belong to those who suffer a particular type of political repression: the 'disappearance' of political prisoners. Ana Maria Mendoza's poem about the Virgin of Guadeloupe tackles the same problem by asking a more fundamental cultural and historical question.â€.
