The previously unrecorded Drone Mass was described by its composer, the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, as 'a contemporary oratorio'. Written for voices, string quartet and electronics, it was commissioned and premiered by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble, aka ACME, who toured and recorded with Jóhannsson for almost ten years. Now they have made the world premiere recording of this richly atmospheric work, in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Theatre of Voices, conducted by Paul Hillier, also a multiple Grammy Award-winner. The members of both ACME and Theatre of Voices worked closely with the composer many times, both in the studio and in multiple live performances and tours, before his untimely death.
Track Listing:
1. Drone mass, One Is True (Jóhann Jóhannsson) - Various Performers
2. Drone mass, Two Is Apocryphal (Jóhann Jóhannsson) - Various Performers
3. Drone mass, Triptych in Mass (Jóhann Jóhannsson) - Various Performers
4. Drone mass, To Fold and Remain Dormant (Jóhann Jóhannsson) - Various Performers
5. Drone mass, Divine Objects (Jóhann Jóhannsson) - Various Performers
6. Drone mass, The Low Drone of Circulating Blood, Diminishes With Time (Jóhann Jóhannsson) - Various Performers
7. Drone mass, Moral Vacuums (Jóhann Jóhannsson) - Various Performers
8. Drone mass, Take the Night Air (Jóhann Jóhannsson) - Various Performers
9. Drone mass, The Mountain View, the Majesty of the Snow-clad Peaks, from a Place of Contemplation and Reflection (Jóhann Jóhannsson) - Various Performers
