The Mass in G minor is a choral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams written in 1921.
[1] The composer dedicated the piece to Gustav Holst and the Whitsuntide Singers at Thaxted in north Essex, but it was first performed by the City of Birmingham Choir on 6 December 1922.
Though the first performance was in a concert venue Vaughan Williams intended the Mass to be used in a liturgical setting.
In 1923 Maurice Jacobson adapted the piece in an English translation for liturgical use as The Communion Service in G minor.
This version was recorded for the first time in 2022 by the Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, conducted by William Vann.