25 Dec 2020

LAURIDSEN: O nata lux, from Lux aeterna

From Music Alive, 1:06 pm on 25 December 2020

Performed by The Graduate Choir NZ conducted by Terence Maskell at the APO's Celebrate Christmas concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 12 December 2020.

Morten Lauridsen

Morten Lauridsen Photo: ex artist Facebook

American contemporary composer Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna has five movements which are all settings of sacred texts which refer to light.

The central movement is 'O Nata Lux':

O light born of light,
Jesus redeemer of the world,
Gently consider your suppliants'
Praises and prayers which they offer.

Recorded by RNZ Concert in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 12 December 2020
Sound Engineer: Adrian Hollay; Producer: Tim Dodd