Mass in Blue

ISBN-13: 9780193400504 / Angielski

Will Todd

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for soprano solo, SATB, and piano, bass, and drums (and opt. alto saxophone) Will Todd's Mass in Blue is fast becoming a staple of the choral repertory. A dynamic jazz setting of the Latin mass, the work features driving grooves and blues harmonies, with provision for short piano solos (notated or improvised) and great moments of musical interplay between soloists and choir. Following 150 performances, the composer has revised the work, making it accessible to a larger number of choirs. As part of the revision, OUP is issuing a backing CD, recorded by the Will Todd Trio, for use in rehearsals and performances if necessary. A set of notated parts for the trio-piano (with chord symbols and the optional sax part), bass, and drum-kit-is available on sale and hire/rental, as is the vocal score, with piano included. (A separate, compatible big-band version is also available on hire/rental, from Tyalgum Press.) Mass in Blue has been recorded by the Vasari Singers on the Signum Classics label.

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British composer and pianist Will Todd has worked at the Royal Opera House, the Lincoln Center in New York, London's Barbican, and with Welsh National Opera, award-winning choirs The Sixteen, BBC Singers, and Tenebrae. He travels extensively world-wide, workshopping with choirs, and conducting performances of his works. Will's music is valued for its melodic intensity and harmonic skill, often incorporating jazz colours, and his choral music is much in demand from amateur as well as professional performers. He is best-known for his choral works, and his jazz-inspired Mass in Blue has been performed hundreds of times since its premiere in 2003. This has been followed by his critically acclaimed Passion Music. His anthem, The Call of Wisdom, was commissioned for HRH The Queen's Diamond Jubilee service at Westminster Abbey.