Mass of The Children

This is the FIRST ALL NEW RECORDING OF JOHN RUTTER'S MUSIC IN TEN YEARS! "Massof the Children was written in late 2002 and early 2003. The occasion of its first performance in February 2003 was a concert in New York's Carnegie Hall involving children's choir, adult choir, soprano and baritone soloists, and orchestra. I had always wanted to write a work combining children s choir withadult performers, not only because I find the sound of children's voices irresistible but also because I wanted to repay a debt. As a boy soprano in myschool choir I had been thrilled whenever our choir took part in adult works with children's choir parts, such as the Mahler Third Symphony and the BrittenWar Requiem, and years later I remembered this experience and wanted to write something that would give children a similar opportunity to perform alongside adult professionals". --John Rutter (from the notes)