Frank La Rocca: Requiem for the Forgotten; Messe des Malades

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Frank La Rocca: Requiem for the Forgotten; Messe des Malades

the music is dense and rich but always bows to the lyrical messages of charity and devotion…the singing by the Benedict XVI Choir is consistently outstanding.

…church music demands timelessness…Frank La Rocca does this beautifully…In his use of harmony (along with his gorgeous voice leading) he makes full use of the chromatic spectrum but maintains a warm sense of tonality; the music is dense and rich but always bows to the lyrical messages of charity and devotion…the singing by the Benedict XVI Choir is consistently outstanding.

–Rick Anderson