Vespers For A New Dark Age
Artist: Missy Mazzoli, Victoire, Glenn Kotche, Lorna Dune
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Label: New Amsterdam Records
Works on this Album:
Vespers for a New Dark Age (2014) 23'
2 sopranos, alto, clarinet, 2 keyboards, violin, double bass, and percussion
text by Matthew Zapruder
commissioned by Carnegie Hall
Vespers For A New Dark Age reimagines the traditional vespers prayer service, exploring the intersection of our modern technological age with the archaic formality of religious services. Created in collaboration with Mazzoli’s ensemble Victoire, Glenn Kotche (of Wilco), synth producer Lorna Dune and virtuosic vocalists Mellissa Hughes, Martha Cluver and Virginia Warnken (of Roomful of Teeth)