Esta Misa fue interpretada en Italia con gran éxito en mayo de 2014. El primer concierto fue en la Abadía de Santa María de Farfa. El segundo concierto tuvo lugar en la gran Basílica de San Pedro en Cadenas, Roma, sede del famoso "Moisés", de Michelangelo. Más de 150 músicos y cantantes italianos ejecutaron la obra. La soprano argentina Mariana Altamira hizo la parte solista y Francesco Lupi dirigió. En ambos conciertos el público ovacionó de pie.

This Mass was performed in Italy with great success in May 2014. The first concert was held in the Santa Maria di Farfa Abbey. The second concert took place in the great S. Peter in Chains Basilica, Rome, home of the famous "Moses", by Michelangelo. More than 150 italian musicians and singers performed the work. The Argentinian soprano Mariana Altamira played the solo part and Francesco Lupi conducted. There were standing ovations in both concerts.

Esta nueva versión de la Misa Guadalupana fue estrenada con gran éxito en la Catedral de Puebla, la tarde del 25 de julio de 2013. La interpretación corrió a cargo de la Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Puebla, el Coro Normalista de Puebla, Jorge Altieri como director del coro, la soprano Mónica Chávez, y la dirección del Mtro. Fernando Lozano. 

4 Alleluia (5'14)

1 Christ, Light of the World (6'45)

Movements/Movimientos

String: violins I & II, violas, celli, double basses

Percussion: timpani & snare drum

Voices: mixed choir & soprano soloist

Brass: 4 horns in F, 4 trumpets in Bb, 2 trombones, bass trombone (doubled by tuba)

Misa Guadalupana

Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe

In 2010, Venus Rey Jr. made a revision of the work. Although no structural changes were made, the orchestration was improved, enriched and embellished. In 2011 the composer submitted this new version of Misa Gudalupana along with Sinfonía Jesuita, to the Congress and asked for governmental funds in order to record and perform these works. The Congress granted the funds.

This extraordinary work was composed in just two and a half months. In 1999 the Mexican Episcopal Conference organized the Second National Eucharistic Congress, which was to be held in May 2000. For such a relevant event –the First National Eucharistic Congress was celebrated in 1924 and was not repeated due to political censure– Venus Rey Jr. was commissioned to compose a Mass. Although the time was brief, the composer accepted the commission. The composition began the last days of January 2000 and ended a few months later, in Easter. Misa Guadalupana was first performed in the inauguration of the Second National Eucharistic Congress, on may 5th, 2000, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, before an audience of over twelve thousand, including bishops from Mexico and the Americas, and the Apostolic Nuncio. The work was performed by Hidalgo State Symphony Orchestra, the Choir of the Autonomous University of Hidalgo and Ana Caridad Acosta as soprano soloist, all under the baton of Mtro. Fernando Lozano.

In July 2013, Venus Rey Jr. wrote a new finale for the Mass. The composer used materials from the first movement (Cristo Luz del Mundo) and two very well known Marian hymns: Santa María del Camino, by Juan Antonio Espinosa, and La Guadalupana.

This new version of Misa Guadalupana was first performed with great success in the Cathedral of Puebla, on July 25th, 2013. The performers were the Puebla State Symphony Orchestra, the Normalista Choir, Mónica Chávez as soprano soloist, and Mtro. Ferndando Lozano.

Orchestration/Orquestación