from Mozart's Coronation Mass (K 317) the Kyrie and the Agnus Dei, particularly the Dona nobis pacem; also, the laudate Dominum from the Vesperae Solennes K 339.

Certainly we needed then, and still need, mercy and peace and truth. The music is beautiful and joyous--not a requiem-- but it helps us remember, in the face of past, present and future sadness, that there is always beauty and joy.

E-M Goodman