Description: Actually a theatre work written for the opening of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Bernstein's Mass includes this captivating melody that has emerged as the stand-out song from this monumental production. Robert Longfield has created an outstanding rendition for strings, brilliantly scored for concert or festival performances. Includes solo part for flute or violin. Dur: 4:15
Description: From Leonard Bernstein's masterwork Mass, this tuneful ballad has become its best-known and most often recorded song. Here is a beautifully poignant setting for band, authentically transcribed by Michael Sweeney, that features a trumpet soloist (or flugelhorn) as well as short solo spots for baritone or trombone. (Grade 3) Dur: 3:25