Deluxe two CD + DVD set. In 2008, nine-time Grammy Award winner Wynton Marsalis was commissioned to write a piece commemorating the 200th anniversary of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church. The result was a sacred celebration: a sweeping composition for a big band and 70-piece gospel choir. In 2013, award-winning recording artist Damien Sneed and his choir, Chorale Le Chateau, joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on a 16-city, 19-show tour across the American south and into deep dialogue with the African American history. Now, The Abyssinian Mass -Marsalis’ first original recorded composition in six years - documents this piece’s immense power to make audiences clap their hands and sing along to its joyous spirituality, its profound swing, and its bluesy swagger. This landmark album also includes a new essay from renowned public intellectual Leon Wieseltier and a bonus DVD documentary that features performances, interviews, and insights into the process behind The Abyssinian Mass. The album s exploration of the African American experience places it in the tradition of Marsalis's Pulitzer Prize-winning composition and record Blood on the Fields.
6 Responsive Reading, Matthew 5:3-12 - the Beatitudes
7 Gloria Patri
8 Prayer: "Pastoral Prayer"
9 Choral Response: "Through Him I've Come to See"
10 Anthem: "Glory to God in the Highest"
- Disc 2 -
1 Scripture: Isaiah 56:7
2 Meditation: "Lord Have Mercy"
3 Sermon: "The Unifying Power of Prayer" - Part I: "This House Is God's House"
4 Sermon: "The Unifying Power of Prayer" - Part II: "The Power of Prayer"
5 Sermon: "The Unifying Power of Prayer" - Part III: "Everyone Has a Place"
6 Invitation: "Come and Join the Army"
7 Offertory: The Father
8 Offertory: The Son
9 Offertory: (You Gotta Watch) the Holy Ghost
10 Doxology
11 Recessional: "The Glory Train"
12 Benediction
13 Amen
Deluxe two CD + DVD set. In 2008, nine-time Grammy Award winner Wynton Marsalis was commissioned to write a piece commemorating the 200th anniversary of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church. The result was a sacred celebration: a sweeping composition for a big band and 70-piece gospel choir. In 2013, award-winning recording artist Damien Sneed and his choir, Chorale Le Chateau, joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on a 16-city, 19-show tour across the American south and into deep dialogue with the African American history. Now, The Abyssinian Mass -Marsalis’ first original recorded composition in six years - documents this piece’s immense power to make audiences clap their hands and sing along to its joyous spirituality, its profound swing, and its bluesy swagger. This landmark album also includes a new essay from renowned public intellectual Leon Wieseltier and a bonus DVD documentary that features performances, interviews, and insights into the process behind The Abyssinian Mass. The album s exploration of the African American experience places it in the tradition of Marsalis's Pulitzer Prize-winning composition and record Blood on the Fields.
