Messe
(You are where you need to be)
Messe (You are where you need to be) is a deconstructed Traditional Latin Messe composed for 21 musicians: seven voices, seven saxophones and seven double basses. The work grapples with the inherent tension that resides within faith, contemplation and grief.
There are common stories, myths and metaphors found in all religions that depict humanity as a collective of storytellers. We’re just trying to explain some sort of ultimate reality- struggling to make sense of it all.
To have faith is to wrestle with ideas and experiences, it is a balancing act.
Messe (You are where you need to be) invites the listener to meditate on what it means to have a relationship with something more than oneself.
As written on the back cover of the vinyl:
This album came about as I reconciled with the deconstruction of my faith. This work is dedicated to those who are also in between worlds or have not known where they belong or what they believe. It can be quite disorientating. However, I have become increasingly aware that in this life to have true faith is not to be resolute, but to sit in the tension of it all and watch the mystery unfold. It’s an openhanded faith, honest and broken — and therein is where the beauty lies.
— You are where you need to be.
Released on ILK Music 2021, ILK328LP
Featuring
Calum Builder (Alto Saxophone; Composer; Conductor)
Saxophones
Cosimo Fiaschi (Soprano), Albert Cirera (Soprano), Jonas Engel (Alto), Miguel Crozzoli (Tenor) Nana Pi Larsen (Tenor), Michal Bieł (Baritone)
Voices
Therese Aune (Soprano), Susana Nunes (Soprano), Thea Wang (Alto), Lucie Szabová (Alto)
João Neves (Tenor), Kenneth Reid (Tenor), Josh Herring (Bass)
Basses
Jesper Nordberg, Asger Tjomsen, Mark Gregersen, Piotr Dubjko,
Aurelijus Uzameckis, Tomo Jacobsen, Rafał Różalski
Credits
Artwork, Album Cover, Design: Luis Power
Video and Photos: Benjamin Garay Wietig
Audio Engineer: Gediminas Sudnikavičius
Mix and Master: Simon Mariegaard
Additional Conductor: Håkon Guttormsen
Additional Photos: Shayna Builder