Lumen in Umbra (2024)

Choral: Secular
Written By Tobias Patrick Wolf

A setting of an inscription found on Autun Cathedral

SATB & Tuned Wine Glasses

Duration:
c.4′

First performance:
13 November 2024
Lassenne Vocale, Ivan Yohan, Echochamber, Brussels, Belgium

Score

Programme Note

Lumen in Umbra is a sustained, atmospheric piece taking two lines of text relating to light and darkness and creating a slowly changing tableau that centres around a high-pitched drone from tuned wine glasses. The light in the piece changes from moment to moment, sometimes bright and coruscating, sometimes wan and distant.

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Tobias Patrick Wolf

Tobias is an award-winning German conductor and composer based in North East Scotland. He is Music Director of the renowned King’s Studio Orchestra (Scotland), the Braeside Singers (Aberdeen) and Principal Guest Conductor of the German Winds. Tobias is PhD researcher at the University of Aberdeen, exploring hybrid composition and performance practice. Sought after as guest conductor for ensembles around the globe, he brings new music to life — for audiences in the concert hall, on radio and television, and across multi-platform online streaming services.

https://www.tpwolf.com
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