Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois. The staged performance was part of the festival's season-long tribute to Bernstein to honor the composer's Centenary. Marin Alsop conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in its debut performance of the piece. Paulo Szot reprised his role as celebrant for the performance. Other performers included the Chicago Children's Choir, Vocality, and the Highland Park High School Marching Band. The production's creative director was Kevin Newbury. An encore performance was given on July 20, 2019, by many of the same performers and members of the creative team. The encore performance was filmed for the PBS series, Great Performances. The episode first aired on May 16, 2020. On December 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2018 the San Diego State University School of Music and Dance and School of Theatre, Television, and Film ran a production of Mass with performers from the orchestra, choirs, jazz department, the Marching Aztecs, and MFA in Musical Theatre program with André Ward as the Celebrant. The production was conducted by Michael Gerdes. On May 10 and 12, 2019, the San Jose State University School of Music and Dance presented a production of Mass at the Hammer Theater Center in downtown San Jose, CA. Fred Cohen, conductor; Sandra Bengochea, stage director. On September 15, 17, 18, 2022, as the concluding event of the Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary celebration, Mass returned 51 years after its world premiere at the Center’s 1971 opening gala. Directed by Alison Moritz and choreographed by Hope Boykin, the performances featured the National Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Gaffigan, and 2020 Marian Anderson Award winner Will Liverman as the Celebrant. Recordings 1971: Alan Titus (Celebrant), Norman Scribner Choir, Berkshire Boy Choir, Studio Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (Conductor) - Columbia Records 2004: Jerry Hadley (Celebrant), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Cathedral Chorus, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Pacific Mozart Ensemble, Kent Nagano (Conductor) - Harmonia Mundi (The 2004 version is Grammy Nominated) 2008: Randall Scarlata (Celebrant), Tölzer Knabenchor, Chorus Sine Nomine, Tonkünstler-Orchester, Kristjan Järvi (Conductor) - Chandos 2009: Jubilant Sykes (Celebrant), Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children's Chorus, Morgan State University Marching Band, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (Conductor) - Naxos (The 2009 version is Grammy Nominated) 2015: Kevin Vortmann (Celebrant), Temple University Concert Choir, Westminster Symphonic Choir, American Boychoir, Temple University Diamond Marching Band, Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor) - Deutsche Grammophon, 2018 Video Although several performances were televised, none are available commercially. There is one