Chris Massa's 'Missa Brevis' is a wonderful study in contrast. As with the divergent 'Kyrie' and 'Gloria' texts, the two movements are stylistically different. The slow and prayerful'Kyrie' is both chant-like and fugal, with voices entering and overlapping at varying intervals. The 'Gloria' is boisterous and electric with an up-tempo, mixed meter, musical dance. For Lent or memorialservices, this new work is dynamic. Don't miss it!