The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass

Composer:

Barnett, Carol

Performance Date(s):

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 8:00pm

About the piece:

The World Beloved, a piece by composer Carol Barnett and librettist Marisha Chamberlain. This world premiere was composed for the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Monroe Crossing, the Midwest's leading bluegrass and gospel quintet. A second performance occurred on Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 8:00pm.

An immediate success, the work was recorded by VocalEssence and Monroe Crossing and released on Clarion Records in November 2007.

Performers:

Monroe Crossing

Philip Brunelle, Founder and Artistic Director

VocalEssence Ensemble Singers

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