Written in late 2002, in time for a Carnegie Hall performance, performed here by the renowned Cambridge Singers, Cantate Youth Choir and London Sinfonia, and conducted by the composer, the five movements of Rutter's 'Mass,' are a delight. Following are the lovely 'Look at the World,' 'To every thing there is a season,' the joyous 'Wings of the Morning' and 'A Clare Benediction.' Then we have the uplifting 'I will sing with the spirit,' the flute-accompanied Musica Dei donum,' 'I my Best-Beloved's am,' and finally 'Come down, O Love divine.' This is beautifully-performed music that fills us with joy and hope, the hope of the children.