The Benedict XVI Choir, The Benedict XVI Orchestra, Richard Sparks - Frank La Rocca: Mass of the Americas (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Mass of the Americas: I. El cantico del alba
02. Mass of the Americas: II. Kyrie
03. Mass of the Americas: III. Gloria
04. Mass of the Americas: IV. Offertory "Ave Maria"
05. Mass of the Americas: V. Sanctus - Benedictus
06. Mass of the Americas: VI. Agnus Dei
07. Mass of the Americas: VII. Ave verum corpus
08. Mass of the Americas: VIII. Aue Maria
09. Mass of the Americas: IX. Salve regina
10. Mass of the Americas: X. Alma redemptoris mater
11. Mass of the Americas: XI. Ave regina cælorum
12. Mass of the Americas: XII. Regina cæli



The world-premiere recording of Frank La Rocca's Mass of the Americas. Frank La Rocca extends the genre of the festal Missa solemnis in his Mass of the Americas, a sublime setting of the Traditional Latin Mass for choir and orchestra. La Rocca weaves a rich tapestry with serene Gregorian chants, folk melodies from 18th-century regions of México, and florid praises in Nahuatl, the language spoken by Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego in 1531. Cultures past and present are joined musically as a witness to faith, hope, and reconciliation in this masterpiece of liturgical art.

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