New York Mass - Full Score By the Jazz Massengers. By Christoph Schoepsdau. [Sheet music] Christoph Schoepsdau

For Mixed Voices (SATB), Drums, Double Bass, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Soprano Saxophone (SATB). This edition: Full score. Sacred vocal music. This Jazz Mass belongs to the few mass compositions which consistently strive towards an organic combination of composition and improvisation. Vocal Jazz, Sacred Jazz. Advanced........Schoepsdau's New York Mass is based on the English text of the mass, which is subject to musical interpretation. This piece employs a great variety of styles. Thus the composer combines swinging jazz sections and flowing Latin rhythms with thrilling funk and gospel elements, creating an amazingly homogeneous work. Good work! Christoph has done a remarkable job of bridging jazz elements and traditional sacred text.' Darmon Meader (New York Voices).

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