Missa Brevis - Zoltán Kodály

A collaborative project of Michelle Horsley (Director of Music, Trinity Episcopal Church), Jonathan Reuning-Scherer (Director of Music, Emanuel Lutheran Church), and Scott Lamlein (Director of Music, St. John's Episcopal Church)
0:43 Introitus
4:06 Kyrie
6:39 Gloria
11:09 Credo
18:14 Sanctus
21:14 Benedictus
25:13 Agnus Dei
30:54 Ite, missa est
In 1945, at the height of the Allied bombings in World War II, Zoltán Kodály and his wife, Emma Gruber, took shelter in the basement of the Budapest Opera House. For 7 weeks they remained in hiding while the city of Budapest was destroyed around them. In these conditions, the Missa Brevis was composed. The Missa Brevis was first performed in the cloakroom of the Opera House, as it was one of the last structures still standing. A few members of the opera company sang to each other as gunfire continued outside. As we hope to move past the COVID-19 pandemic,
we present this musical offering to recognize the global scale of loss. The Missa Brevis is representative of triumph and hope in the midst of despair and isolation. We lift up this music in response, as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Margaret Rousseau, Soprano
Jane Mogor, Soprano
Hillary Eckwall, Soprano
Allison Holst-Grubbe, Soprano
Kim Young, Soprano
Stephanie Reuning-Scherer, Soprano
Benjamin Rauch, Alto
Julie Reuning-Scherer, Alto
Katie Cox, Alto
Mary Beth Lamlein, Alto
Sarah Kennedy, Alto
Michael McAvaney, Tenor
Bram Wayman, Tenor
Brendon Gallagher, Tenor
Jermaine Woodard Jr., Bass
Sam Eurich, Bass
Jackson Merrill, Bass
Joel Reuning-Scherer, Bass
Sound Engineer:
Mateusz Zechowski
Filmed and produced by
Michelle Horsley and Jonathan Reuning-Scherer
Additional footage by
Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Made possible with generous support from The Jolidon Fund
(Greater Hartford Chapter of The American Guild of Organists)
and the congregations of Emanuel Lutheran Church,
Trinity Episcopal Church, and St. John's Episcopal Church

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In the orchestral version the last item (Ite missa est) includes a choir section.