Dazzling Light

Tallis, Thomas;
Dove, Jonathan;
Howells, Herbert;
Matsushita, Ko;
Rutter, John;
Marsh, Joanna;
Young, Toby;
Wood, Charles;
Harris, William Henry;
Martin, Matthew;
Garrepy, Michael;
Hill, David;
Pege, Motshwane

Ensemble Altera;
Lowrey, Christopher

Alpha 1120

On Dazzling Light Christopher Lowrey and his vocal ensemble Altera explore light in all its forms. There is a remarkable body of choral music that evokes light’s many facets: the light of morning and evening, sacred light, light as a symbol of Christ, light as the conqueror of darkness and even (thanks to the James Webb telescope) the light of distant galaxies. This programme includes works primarily from the 20th and 21st centuries, with music by John Rutter, Jonathan Dove, Matthew Martin, Toby Young, Charles Wood, Ko Matsushita, Sir William Harris, Eric Whitacre, Thomas Tallis, Michael Garrepy and David Hill. There is also an evening prayer by English composer Joanna Marsh, a work by South African composer Motshwane Pege, the winner of Altera’s third composition competition, and John Cameron’s arrangement of Edward Elgar’s Nimrod from the Enigma Variations; this work, entitled Lux aeterna, is perfectly suited to Altera’s strengths.

Works:

•Jonathan Dove: Seek Him that maketh the seven stars
•John Rutter: Hymn to the Creator of Light
•Thomas Tallis: Te lucis ante terminum
•Michael Garrepy: Te lucis ante terminum
•Matthew Martin: Te lucis ante terminum
•David Hill: Dominus illuminatio
•Joanna Marsh: Evening Prayer
•Toby Young: Light
•Charles Wood: Hail, gladdening light
•Motshwane Pege: In Principio
•Ko Matsushita: Lux Beata Trinitas
•Edward Elgar / John Cameron: Nimrod aus "Enigma Variations"
•Edward Elgar: Lux Aeterna
•William Henry Harris: Bring us, o Lord God
•Eric Whitacre: Sleep
•Herbert Howells: Nunc Dimittis aus "St Paul's Service"

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04-03-2025

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