Michael Finnissy
The Transgressive Gospel
Conductor's score and parts on hire
Forces or Category: Solo voices & ensemble
Orchestration: Solo voices (1 jazz chanteuse and 1 baritone), acc, cim, pn, vln, vla, vc
For two voices - jazz chanteuse and baritone - and instrumental ensemble
Weaving together threads from 400 years of musical responses to the subject of the Passion of the Christ, Finnissy's raw and contemporary score is both brutally simple and richly detailed. The Transgressive Gospel is a fresh and edgy look at one of humankind's most profound and uplifting dramas.