Devised by Davóne Tines, Recital No. 1: MASS is a 75-minute performance for bass-baritone and pianist presented without interval.
Recital No. 1: MASS is a transformation of the Catholic Mass into a container for holding, comparing, and contrasting music of faith from the Western European, African American and 21st Century traditions. The programme, including J.S. Bach, Caroline Shaw, Julius Eastman, Margaret Bonds and Moses Hogan, demonstrates that diverse cultures and aesthetics have something equally critical to say about our collective human journey through dealing with any personal life problem.
“A bold personal artistic statement, it feels like Tines’s way of redefining the rules and rituals of classical music.” – San Francisco Classical Voice