Miss Austri, Latin for Mass of the South, is a five-movement work for a capella choir. It's form lies on the traditional musical setting of the Roman Catholic Mass Ordinary; Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus dei, with Credo being omitted, an optional Alleluia is included. 
This mass, however, just like any other masses written by major composers, is not intended for liturgical practice in church, but to be performed in a concert setting.

In writing this Mass, it is of the composer's intention that the Cebuano (dialect of the composer) version of the Mass be set into an independent piece of music, elevating it into an artistic form. The work is also a personal homage or offering to the Giver of all Talents. Musically, Mass of the South is an accidental fusion between the composer's western influences and his interest in Philippine indigenous rhythms and melodies.
Despite the heavy influence of western music, there is no motivic figure that unifies the movements together. Repetition figures prominently in this composition, as in a kulintang ensemble, or the dabakan drums, As a whole, the work is Filipino in character.

Composer: Jem Robert Talaroc
Event: A Senior/Graduation Recital in Composition
Artists:
Conductor: Jem Robert Talaroc
Choir: Ating Pamana, Inc
Recorded by Jerry Angelo Catarata

V Agnus Dei

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