Solo Soprano, Tenor and Bass, SATB chorus and Flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, tenor trombone, bass trombone, percussion (2 players), harp, strings
A setting of the complete five-part Latin Mass. First performed in Washington National Cathedral in 1973 in memory of ZeBarney Thorne Phillips, former Dean of the Cathedral. NOTE: Can be ordered with a piano-vocal score, with a full orchestral score, with orchestral parts only, or with a two-piano accompaniment.
| Composed: | 1967 |
| Text by: | Latin Mass |
| Duration: | 25:00 |
| Publisher: | Pear Tree Press Music Publishing distributed by Subito Music |
| Catalog Number(s): | Study Score, PTM 401 Two Piano Vocal Score, PTM 401a Vocal Score with Piano Reduction, PTM401b Full score and parts are available for rental. |
Reviews:
Perera’s score is that incredible combination of lush orchestration and solemn choral passages which go straight to the heart.
Washington Star-News 5/10/73
The score is very attractive, with its articulate command of intriguingly sophisticated yet simple and fresh harmonic movement, nice melodic lines and well handled contrapuntal textures.
The Washington Post 5/10/73
Audio Excerpt:
New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor.