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The 1970s saw a number of religious rock musicals, notably Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell, and Bernstein was so impressed by the latter that he invited 23-year-old writer Stephen Schwartz to provide lyrics for Mass— once again, Bernstein reached beyond his own world of classical music for a collaborator to help him create a large-scale musical theater piece, as he had with West Side Story. Mass was Bernstein's most ambitious theater work. Despite its adaptation of the Latin text interspersed with songs, 'numbers, ' choreographic sequences, and symphonic interludes, Mass is ecumenical in nature and cannot be categorized. Perhaps the most accurate description of the piece is 'pageant. ' With approximately 200 performers, including dancers, singers, a boy chorus, rock and blues singers, actors, and two orchestras, as well as a marching band— who play through the audience— Mass is a musical and theatrical experience. Bernstein's Meditation No 2 allows both audience and celebrant a moment of contemplation.
