According To Mary

A powerful and haunting new choral work, written by Kaye Tompkins; it tells the traditional story of Jesus, but through the eyes of Mary Magdalene. Audience reaction to the premiere in April include "a powerful and moving piece of work," "stunning and immensely beautiful," "absolutely spellbinding!" A mixture of soaring choral pieces and emotional and powerful solos, this is a work that "makes the hairs on the back of the head stand up!" Performed by a choir of 90, 6 soloists and 2 narrators.