The solemnity of the classical Mass joins together with the down-home sparkle of bluegrass to create a work that is unique in scope and a beautiful union of seemingly disparate musical traditions. Listeners coming from either tradition - classical or bluegrass - will discover something new and wonderful in the combination that this work brings. Twelve movements with ballads and one instrumental movement are interspersed between the traditional major sections Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, and Benediction. Text by Marisha Chamberlain.