Summer Festival of Sacred Music presents Mozart's Sparrow Mass 8/28

The Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bart's continues on Sunday, August 28 at 11 am with a service featuring Mozart's Missa Brevis in C Major, ("The Sparrow"), K. 220.

Mozart's Missa Brevis in C-Major was composed in 1775 or 1776, while he was Konzertmeister at the Prince-Archbishop's court in Salzburg. This festive Mass is scored for choir, soloists, strings, trumpets, tympani and continuo. Nicknamed "Spatzen-Messe" ("Sparrow Mass") for the bird-like figure played by the violins in the Hosanna sections of the Sanctus and Benedictus, this "brief mass" is brilliantly constructed with a wide range of emotions from the exuberance of the Kyrie and Gloria to the most profound weight of the Et incarnatus est and Agnus Dei.

St. Bartholomew's Choir and an orchestra of period instruments will be conducted by William K. Trafka.

The Summer Festival of Sacred Music takes place each Sunday morning at 11 am at St. Bartholomew's Church during the summer months. At a time when most churches reduce their musical offerings, St. Bartholomew's Church provides outstanding sacred music sung by St. Bartholomew's Choir and Boy and Girl Choristers, two of New York City's most renowned choirs. Works include an array of mass settings from the 15th century to the present embracing a diversity of cultures from around the world. The music is sung as part of the 11 am service, the liturgical context for which it was composed. All Summer Festival events are free and open to the public.

The Summer Festival of Sacred Music takes place at St. Bart's, located at the corner of Park Avenue and 51st Street. Subway: 6 to 51st Street. For more information, call (212) 378-0222 or visit our website for the complete schedule.

 

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