O lux beata Trinitas (2013)
SATB
For Stephen and Erica on their wedding day
Duration:
4′
First performance:
27 October 2013
King’s College Chapel Choir, David Smith, King’s College, Aberdeen, UK
English premiere:
23 October 2017
St Bavo’s Cathedral Choir, Liverpool Cathedral, UK
Belgian premiere:
06 May 2023
Lassenne Vocale, Ishango Chamber Choir, Ivan Yohan, Eglise Des Peres Du Trest Saint-Sacrament, Brussels, Belgium
Score
Programme note
O lux beata Trinitas (2013) is a setting of words by St Ambrose drawing parallels between the Holy Trinity and different forms of light. My setting is in a simple ABA form with reflective, ‘luminous’ material contrasting with a much more vigorous and passionate middle section.
PAC