Haydn’s Six Last Masses
Starting in January 2024, Choir of the Earth will learn, sing and record the Six Last Masses by Joseph Haydn.
Taught and conducted by Ben England BEM, we will learn these beautiful works as follows:
Jan-Feb 2024: Missa in angustiis (Nelson Mass)
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Jan-Feb 2025: Harmoniemesse (Wind Band Mass)
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Jan-Feb 2026: Missa Santi Bernardi von Offida (Heiligmesse)
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Jan-Feb 2027: Missa in Tempore Belli (Mass In Time Of War)
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Jan-Feb 2028: Theresienmesse (Theresa Mass)
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Jan-Feb 2029: Schöpfungsmesse (Creation Mass)
Haydn returned from London in the 1790s the most famous composer in the world, but he remained on good terms with his previous employers the Esterházy family, for whom he composed these six great masses.
The masses were produced, one per year, to celebrate the name day (12 September) of Princess Maria Hermenegild, the wife of Prince Nikolaus II and a friend of the composer.
They are sublime examples of Haydn’s genius and some of the best-loved works in the choral repertoire.
Opportunities to learn some of these Masses individually are rare, and the chance to learn all six is a unique and unmissable choral adventure for any singer.
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