'Next Easter, if not Bach, why not Todd?' C&O
Passion Music
Vocal score
Forces or Category: Female gospel soloist, SATB & jazz ensemble
Orchestration: pno, bass, drum kit, sax (sop/alto - 1 player), tpt, tbn, timp/perc
- 40-minute work, highlighting different points in the Passion story
- Continues the fusion of jazz and choral music so successfully blended in Todd's Mass in Blue
- Plenty of expressive freedom for the female gospel soloist, who sings both with the choir and independently
- Seven-part jazz accompaniment, presented as a piano reduction (for rehearsal only) in the vocal score