Today’s selection is Messe solennelle en l’honneur de Sainte-Cécile or St Cecilia Mass, composed by Charles Gounod.
St. Cecilia Mass is the common name of a solemn mass in G major by Charles Gounod, composed in 1855 and scored for three soloists, mixed choir, orchestra and organ. The official name is Messe solennelle en l’honneur de Sainte-Cécile, in homage of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music.
It is a beautiful composition with the soloists, choir and orchestra coming together in a way that gets our Thanksgiving week off to a pleasant start. I’m not an enthusiast for this type of music but I could listen to this Mass all day.
Enjoy, Jack