Missa Latina (Pro Pax)
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Roberto Sierra's Missa Latina (Pro Pax) is the most extensive and important composition in Classical Music from a Puerto Rican composer to be conducted by a SATB Chorus, two Soloists (one Baritone and one Soprano), and a Symphonic Orchestra. It was co-commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C. and the Choral Arts Society of Washington and was written through 2003-2005. It premiered in 2006 at Kennedy Center at Washington D.C., and was performed in the 51stCasals Festival in Puerto Rico.
The Missa Latina (Pro Pax) (English: Latin Mass for Peace/in the name of Peace) has seven movements:
- 1. Introitus (The Entrance, Introduction; Sirach 36:18, Psalm 121:1)
Text: Da pacem, Domine, sustentibus te, ut prophetae tui fideles inveniantur: Exaudi preces servi tui, et plebis tuae Israel Laetatus sum in his, quae dicta sunt mihi: In domum Dominum ibimus Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum, Amen.
- 2. Kyrie (Lord, have mercy)
- 3. Gloria (Glory)
- 4. Credo (Credo)
- 5. Offertorium (Offertory, Psalm 121:6-9)
- 6. Santus (Holy)
- 7. Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) (pronounced in Latin Añus Dei)
[edit] Performances
- February 2-4, 2006, Washington, DC: National Symphony Orchestra, Choral Arts Society; Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Heidy Grant-Murphy, soprano; Nathaniel Webster, baritone.
- March 3, 2007, Casals Festival, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, San Juan Philharmonic Chorale; Andreas Delfs, conductor; Heidy Grant-Murphy, soprano; Nathaniel Webster, baritone.
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