Notareschi: Climate Mass
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- Composer: Loretta Notareschi (1977-)
- Format: Vocal Score
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, SATB Choir
- Originally for: SATB Choir, Chamber Orchestra
- Work: Climate Mass
- Work Language: English
- Size: 8.3 x 10.9 inches
Description
The Climate Mass, commissioned by the Regis University Office of Mission for the Regis University Singers, contains music by Loretta, K. Notareschi and text from the traditional Latin mass combined with newly-written poetry by Alyse Knorr. This new text is inspired by Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si'. The piece is in the tradition of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem, Paul Winter et al.'s Missa Gaia, and other works that combine religious/liturgical text with additional language that reflects on the meaning of the liturgical words.
In Laudato Si', Pope Francis implores all people of the world to respond to both the "cry of the Earth" and the "cry of the poor" by implementing policies of environmental and social justice. in the encyclical, Pope Francis analyzes how the degradation of the Earth harms the world's most marginalized peoples. At the same time, he inspires us to work for a better future, when "care for the vulnerable" and care for the Earth are made possible by an "integral ecology" and a mindset of responsible stewardship. with the words and music of the Climate Mass, Notareschi and Knorr hope to join the Laudato Si' movement in stirring audiences to action for both people and the Earth.
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Notareschi: Climate Mass
