Ludwig van Beethoven composed the Mass in C  Major, Op. 86, to a commission from Prince Nikolaus Esterházy II in 1807. The mass, scored for four vocal soloists, choir and orchestra, was premiered that year by the Prince’s musical forces in Eisenstadt. Beethoven performed parts of it in his 1808 concert featuring the premieres of four major works including his Fifth Symphony. Also included in the concert:

Songs From Silence by Elaine Hagenberg

A Silence Haunts Me by Jame Runestad

Musica Animam Tangens by Joshua Shank