Sir Stephen Hough's "Missa Mirabilis" (Westmimster Cathedral Choir Commissions - A Postscript)
I have just now become aware of another Mass written for Westminster Cathedral Choir - Sir Stephen Hough's "Missa Mirabilis" (2007) for choir & organ - commissioned by Martin Baker in 2006. It is so-named because Sir Stephen - the celebrated pianist, composer & author - miraculously survived a serious high-speed car crash in the midst of composing the Mass (the partially-completed score was with in the car with him as it rolled at 80mph on the M1 - presumably at the London end as he completed the Mass while recovering at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington). See: - https://www.orchidclassics.com/releases/orc100256-lcs-hough/ - https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/stephen-hough-safe-sound-3931533 - https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/review-stephen-hough-lichfield-cathedral-3930046 - https://interlude.hk/ten-terrifying-composers-carriage-and-car-accidents/ - https://slippedisc.com/2023/07/stephen-houghs-singing-album/ - https://www....
