Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington DC, Roberto Sierra’s Missa Latina “is remarkably organic in its expression: if it is music that sets out to be liked—perhaps loved—it is also a unified and, one suspects, deeply felt utterance of the heart…the Missa Latina will bring pleasure to a great many listeners. (Indeed, the ‘Sanctus’ could almost be turned into a pop song.)…I can’t imagine anybody who starts listening to the Missa Latina wanting to turn it off before it is over” (The Washington Post).