Messe de Liverpool

In 1967 the influential Parisian composer Pierre Henry was commissioned to write the inaugural mass for Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. A family bereavement prevented it from being completed in time for a full performance at the cathedral's opening but this Saturday (13/05/17), to mark the 50th anniversary of the cathedral, it will be performed for the first time with Henry's blessing and under the supervision of his sound engineer, Thierry Balasse. The performance has been organised in collaboration with The Bluecoat Gallery. Bryan Biggs artistic director of The Bluecoat Gallery told Elizabeth Alker more: