Chris Massa's Missa Brevis is a wonderful study in contrast. As with the divergent Kyrie and Gloria texts, the two movements are stylistically different. The slow and prayerful Kyrie is both chant-like and fugal, with voicesentering and overlapping at varying intervals. The Gloria is boisterous and electric with an up-tempo, mixed meter, musical dance. For Lent or memorial services, this new work is dynamic. Don't miss it!
