Martin Baker composed Missa O sacrum convivium! in response to a commission from Buckfast Abbey, whose choir first performed it on Corpus Christi in 2024. The work principally draws upon two chants of this feast, opening with the melody of the Magnificat Antiphon O sacrum convivium! as well as Caro mea, the Alleluia proper of the day, whose modality suffuses the work with brightness and joy, the spirit in which the Kyrie opens the work. The drive of the Mass emerges in a propelling accompaniment which comes to the fore in the Gloria, developing its chant-inspired melodies into a passionate tour de force for choir and organ. By contrast, the Sanctus exudes a spirit of trance-like concentration, introduced by the organ, but culminating in hushed a capella writing for the choir. The Agnus Dei follows in a similar vein to the Kyrie, with the major-key brightness of O sacrum convivium! thrown into question by a jarring, off-beat accompaniment that slowly fades back into the silence.

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