Spiritu Sancto

Spiritu Sancto
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2007 (2007-01-01)
GenreJazz
LabelPapillon
Dmitri Matheny chronology
The SnowCat
(2006)
Spiritu Sancto
(2007)
Grant & Matheny
(2010)

Spiritu Sancto, the seventh album by American flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny, was released in 2007.[1]

Description

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Spiritu Sancto ("The New Millennium Mass") is a complete liturgical work of seventeen movements, drawing on jazz, gospel, choral, orchestral and world music traditions. The piece was commissioned by Ted W. Hall and St. Domenic's Church in San Francisco in 1999 as part of the city's millennial New Year's Eve celebration, the composition received its world premiere on December 31, 1999 at the stroke of midnight at St. Domenic's Church.[2][3] The performance was recorded live by producer, Lolly Lewis, and Grammy-award winning recording engineer, Phil Edwards and released on Papillon Records in 2007. The work was composed by Dmitri Matheny and conducted by Dr. David Schofield, with lyrics for the Offertory (I'm Ready) contributed by Ted W. Hall.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude (Whisper, Muse)"Dmitri Matheny2:41
2."Processional I (Slow)"Dmitri Matheny2:35
3."Processional II (Medium)"Dmitri Matheny:54
4."Processional III (Fast)"Dmitri Matheny1:11
5."Processional IV (Slow)"Dmitri Matheny2:14
6."Kyrie"Dmitri Matheny6:08
7."Gloria"Dmitri Matheny5:21
8."Responsorial Psalm"Dmitri Matheny2:14
9."Alleluia Fanfare"Dmitri Matheny2:26
10."Offertory (I'm Ready)"Dmitri Matheny2:36
11."Interlude (I'm Ready Instrumental)"Dmitri Matheny2:25
12."Sanctus"Dmitri Matheny4:20
13."Memorial Acclamation"Dmitri Matheny1:30
14."Agnus Dei"Dmitri Matheny3:32
15."Communion Canticle"Dmitri Matheny4:06
16."Interlude (Agnus Dei)"Dmitri Matheny2:26
17."Recessional"Dmitri Matheny3:26

Personnel

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  • Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn
  • Clairdee, vocal soloist
  • Matthew Clark, piano and organ
  • Ruth Davies, doublebass
  • Curt Moore, drums and percussion
  • The San Francisco Brass
  • St. Dominic's Choir

References

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  1. ^ Kramer, Ariana (August 24, 2013). "Taos welcomes jazz artists, The Dmitri Matheny Group". Taos News. Taos, New Mexico.
  2. ^ Seyler, Shannon (October 20, 2015). "All That Jazz". Silver City Daily Press and Independent. Silver City, New Mexico. p. 1.
  3. ^ Wiegand, David (December 26, 1999). "COMING UP / WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK: [SUNDAY Edition]". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 7.