Mass en masse

From the rich tradition of mass music over the past two hundred years, we have selected a number of favorites. Each mass, each movement, tells a story of faith and hope and of the human relationship to the divine. The sound worlds of Romanticism and Modernism demonstrate different ways of portraying human emotions. Despite differences in time and musical language, there is a common thread: the desire to lift our senses and hearts – from Rautavaara’s simple and modernist interpretation of the centuries-old credo text, rhythmic and almost dance-like, to Pizzetti’s Sanctus, whose polyphony was inspired by the Venetian school, to Barber’s Agnus Dei, which immediately conveys a heartfelt feeling.

Between the mass movements, Mattias Wager improvises on the organ, music created in the moment as a reflection on the music just played and as a bridge to the music to come.

Program
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger Kyrie ur Messe in Ess-Dur op. 109
Nilo Alcala Gloria
Einojuhani Rautavaara Credo
Ildebrando Pizzetti Sanctus from Messa di Requiem
August Söderman Benedictus from Andliga Sånger
Samuel Barber Agnus Dei (Adagio for strings)
Henry Balford Gardiner Evening Hymn

Stockholm Cathedral Chamber Choir
Mattias Wager organ
Helene Stureborg conductor

6 years age limit
Ticket price: 160 SEK, discounts available for pensioners, children/youth/students

Please note that no large bags, backpacks or suitcases are allowed inside the church!

Tickets are released on the 30th of Januari at noon.