Music: Ryan Cayabyab
Texas premiere

Composer Ryan Cayabyab is a monumental figure in contemporary Asian music. A visionary composer, conductor, arranger, and educator, his profound contributions to the arts were officially recognized by the Philippine government in 2018, bestowing upon him the title of National Artist for Music—the highest state honor given to a Filipino artist. He composed Misa in 1983 for his graduation recital in composition at the University of the Philippines College of Music. Cayabyab grew up reciting the Latin mass, so he had an affinity for those works back then. For that work, he decided to experiment with textures, other types of writing that aren’t typical for mass settings–heterophony, drones, chants–and the use of a choir singing a cappella. He has written many other masses since then but Misa has remained a showstopping masterpiece in both concert and choral competition stages. 

Misa was premiered in the US by the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus the same year it was composed. Tonight, Inversion has the distinction of bringing this work to Texas and being the first non-Filipino choir to perform it in the US.

Kyrie
soli: Amy Harris, soprano; Kristen Thomas, mezzo-soprano

Kyrie eleison
Lord, have mercy

Christe eleison
Christ, have mercy

Kyrie eleison
Lord, have mercy

Gloria
solo: Lester Tanquilut, tenor

Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to people of good will.

Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te, 
We praise You, we bless You, we adore You, we glorify You, 

gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam, 
we give You thanks for Your great glory, 

Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.
Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

Domine Fili unigenite, Iesu Christe, 
Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son, 

Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis; 
You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; 

qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. 
You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. 

Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
You are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, 
For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, 

tu solus Altissimus, Iesu Christe, 
You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, 

cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Credo
soli: Irida Herri, soprano; Mason Asberry, baritone

Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, 
I believe in God, the Father almighty, 

Creatorem caeli et terrae, 
Creator of heaven and earth, 

et in Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, 
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, 

Dominum nostrum, qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, 
Who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary,

passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus, 
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; 

descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis, 
He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; 

ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis, 
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty;

inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos. 
from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. 

Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, 
I believe in the Holy Spirit, 

sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, 
the holy catholic Church, 

sanctorum communionem, 
the communion of saints, 

remissionem peccatorum, 
the forgiveness of sins, 

carnis resurrectionem, 
the resurrection of the body, 

vitam aeternam. Amen.
and the life everlasting. Amen.

Sanctus
soli: Maureen Papovich and Ivy Cantu, soprano; Cassidy Wallace, mezzo-soprano; Nathan Thompson, tenor; Rick Gabrillo, bass

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. 
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. 

Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. 
Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. 

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Agnus Dei
soli: Cristina Jones and Julia Sterner-Holden, soprano; Claudia Carroll, mezzo-soprano; Guillermo Delgado, tenor; Garrison Moore, bass

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: miserére nobis.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: miserére nobis.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: dona nobis pacem.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.