New from Oxford University Press comes a Mass setting that could and should be used in church services where there is an ambitious choir and a decent organ. . . There are some very strong musical ideas and structural devices . . . At no time is the vocal writing particularly difficult, the whole concept being essentially tonal . . . I love the a cappella unison at 'Qui tollis', and the 'birdsong' organ part at the beginning of the Sanctus. There is real strength and purpose about the Gloria. Composition students would do well to study an Agnus Dei that reworks the material of the Kyrie without wholesale repetition. OUP have given us another score which is admirably clear in its layout. This Mass is a welcome addition to the repertoire.

Autorentext
One of Britain's foremost composers, after three years as a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral, Gabriel Jackson went on to study composition with Richard Blackford and John Lambert at the Royal College of Music. Particularly acclaimed for his choral works, his liturgical pieces are in the repertoires of most of Britain's cathedral and collegiate choirs and he is a frequent collaborator with the leading professional groups of the world. From 2010-2013 he was Associate Composer to the BBC Singers. In 2014 his hour-long The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, commissioned for the 750th anniversary of Merton College, Oxford, was premiered in its chapel. May 2015 saw the premiere at the Latvian National Opera of Spring Rounds for soprano, choir and orchestra, commissioned by the Riga-based youth choir Kamer for their 25th anniversary. He was recently commissioned by The Marian Consort to write Stabat Mater to mark their 10th anniversary.

Klappentext

for SATB and organThe Mass for All Saints is a captivating setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The accessible choral lines, idiomatic organ part, and colourful harmonies make this an ideal work for choirs looking for a fresh take on familiar words.