Craig Courtney's setting of the traditional Latin text is reminiscent of Randall Thompson: a brief choral work on the "Gloria" text, a cappella, with an effervescent joy, occasional meter shifts and the change in mood on "et in terra …Read More
Craig Courtney's setting of the traditional Latin text is reminiscent of Randall Thompson: a brief choral work on the "Gloria" text, a cappella, with an effervescent joy, occasional meter shifts and the change in mood on "et in terra pax." Small percussion instruments add just a touch of sparkle and occasional divisi give richness and color at just the appropriate times. Suitable for Christmas concerts and church services, festival appearances, as a concert opener or service prelude, this promises to be one of Craig's most enduring works and we offer it to singers everywhere with our highest recommendation.