Cecilia McDowall's Missa Mariae for SSA choir and Organ. This concise Latin mass setting is entirely suitable for liturgical use but the sharply delineated characters of the different movements make it also an appealing concert work. The Organ part is supportive but full of interest and not merely accompanimental. Particularly memorable are the jaunty Gloria with its constantly shifting time-signatures and the haunting Agnus Dei.
