On Sunday, April 21, Gospel sounds will reverberate through our Sanctuary as St. Scholastica's Concert Choir sings Robert Ray's setting of the mass. Texts of the mass are traditional, some of them dating as far back as the 6th century. Ray surrounds these very old texts with the vibrancy of contemporary African American Gospel sound. Ray teaches at the University of Missouri in St. Louis and, as part of his own contribution to cultural understandings, has made this musical genre available to choral groups more often used to classical music derived from European traditions. The Gospel Mass will be presented as part of the worship service at Pilgrim, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
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