I CARE IF YOU LISTEN: Video Premiere: “Gloria” from Mass for the Endangered
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN: Video Premiere: “Gloria” from Mass for the Endangered
“Ranging from architectural to celestial, the video album of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered invokes stained glass tableaus, planetariums, atomic structures, and kaleidoscopic mandalas, all connected by the natural world. The series of six animated films by interdisciplinary visual artist CandyStations (aka Deborah Johnson) each depict a movement of the Mass through stunning hand-drawn, digitally-manipulated content.
‘Gloria’ is the second movement Mass for the Endangered, released by New Amsterdam and Nonesuch Records in September 2020. Originally commissioned by Trinity Church Wall Street, the album features the English vocal ensemble Gallicantus conducted by Gabriel Crouch. The libretto by Nathaniel Bellows combines the traditional Latin texts with new material to create ‘a prayer for endangered animals and the imperiled environments in which they live.’”