Advertisement
Several Sundays throughout the year are designated A Choral Feast and celebrate a specific theme, composer, or a major choral work. Today’s featured work is the Missa Brevis C Major, K. 259, “Orgelsolomesse” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is scored for SATB soloists and choir, trumpets, timpani, strings, and organ. The term Missa Brevis often refers to a Mass setting that omits the Gloria or Credo. This setting includes both, though we will recite the Creed this morning. The Mass derivesits nickname “Orgelsolomesse” (organ solo Mass) from the obbligato organ part in the Benedictus. This is one of three Masses, all in C Major, that Mozart wrote in November and December 1776 for Salzburg Cathedral.
Join us in person (Park Avenue at 51st Street) or online (livestreaming on YouTube and Facebook) to hear St. Bartholomew's Choir sing this beloved work with orchestra this Sunday at 11 am. Visit stbarts.org/sunday to learn more.
Advertisement
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
325 Park Ave, New York, NY, United States, New York 10022, 325 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022-6814, United States,New York, New York, Manhattan